Old English brecan

← Proto-Germanic *brekaną (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *brekan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (derived)

→ English break (inherited)

→ English broke (mention)

→ Old English brecþ (affix)

→ Old English abrecan (prefix)

→ Old English bebrecan (prefix)

→ Old English gebrecan (prefix)

→ Old English forbrecan (prefix)

→ Old English tobrecan (affix)

→ Old English þurhbrecan (prefix)

→ Old English oferbrecan (prefix)

→ Old English inbrecan (prefix)

→ Old English healfbrocen (mention)

→ Middle English breken (inherited)

→ French broyer (cognate)

→ Old High German brehhan (cognate)

→ Ancient Greek ῥήγνυμι (cognate)

→ Scots brock (mention)

→ Yola brocke (inherited)