French

briser

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  1. (transitive) to break; snap
  2. (reflexive) to become broken; snap

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bʁi.ze/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
briser
Inherited from Old French
brisier
Cognate with Old Irish
brisid
In summary

Inherited from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier (“to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow, bust”), from Late Latin brisāre, of uncertain further origin. Possibly of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bristijan, *bristan, *brestan (“to burst, break, split, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to break, burst”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (“to separate, burst”); compare English burst.

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