בראָך

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German bruch (“breach, breaking, fracture”), from Old High German bruh, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz, an ablaut derivation from *brekaną, whence ברעכן (brekhn, “to break”). Cognate with German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach. The unexpected Yiddish -o- (instead of -u-) would have been influenced by the past participle געבראָכן (gebrokhn, “broken”).

Alternatively it might continue a closely related Old High German broh (“broken-off piece”), from Proto-Germanic *brukaz. Cognate with Dutch brok, Old English (ge)broc. However, this word appears not to be attested anymore in Middle High German and the Yiddish sense is closer to the above-mentioned bruch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɔχ/

Noun

בראָך • (brokh) m, plural בראָכן (brokhn)

  1. crack, fracture, break
  2. disaster, calamity
  3. misfortune

Derived terms

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