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I gave you the short version.
Etymology wise, if you follow the origins of Brake and Break, they're both derived from the word Bracken... (IIRC, honestly it's been way too many years to remember, Old English, Dutch? I don't recall. lol) Point being, they both kind of work, and people shouldn't try so hard to be "that guy".
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break (v.)
Old English brecan "to divide solid matter violently into parts or fragments; to injure, violate (a promise, etc.), destroy,