Roots / *bʰreg-₂
bʰreg-₂ “to break apart, be brittle” Widely accepted texture destruction
break, breach, fraction, fragile
At a Glance
Reconstruction bʰreg-₂ Meaning “to break apart, be brittle” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field texture, destruction Extended sense of breaking yielding English break, breach, Latin frangere > fraction, fragile.
bheg- “to break, shatter” bʰreg-mn̥ “that which breaks, fragment” gʰer-s-eyo- “to keep bristling, being rough” gʰers- “to bristle, be rough, stubble” gley- “to stick, adhere, be slimy” gʷʰer-s- “to bristle, be rough” gʷremH- “to be moist, damp, soggy” h₂eḱ-r-is- “sharp point, keen edge” related entry