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Proto-West Germanic
# *brekan **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Proto-West Germanic **Slug:** brekan ## Words From This Root - break - To separate something into pieces, or to make it stop working, often suddenly. - brick - A hard rectangular block of baked clay used for building.
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Words from this root
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break
A1
/bɹeɪk/
To separate something into pieces, or to make it stop working, often suddenly.
brick
B1
/ˈbɹɪk/
A hard rectangular block of baked clay used for building.
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