English
lekkerbreek
Lekkerbreek comes from Afrikaans lekkerbreek.
- Afrikaansmodernlekkerbreekliterally ‘breaking easily’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Afrikaansmodernlekkerbreekliterally ‘breaking easily’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Afrikaans lekkerbreek (literally “breaking easily”), referring to its brittle branches.
Every English word from Afrikaans lekkerbreek
Today it means
noun Ochna pulchra, a small deciduous southern African tree.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Afrikaans lekkerbreek / lekkerbreek