Etymograph

English

horsebreaker

From horse + breaker.

A compound of horse + breaker

Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’

Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’

Old English hors ‘horse’

Middle English hors ‘a horse’

English horse

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- ‘to break’

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Proto-West Germanic *brekan ‘to break’

Old English brecan ‘to break’

Middle English breken ‘to break’

Middle English brekere ‘a transgressor or violator’

English breaker

Today it means

noun One who trains, or breaks in, horses.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / horsebreaker