Where does “bryd” come from?

bryd (Danish) comes from Danish bryde, from Old Danish bryti, from Old Norse bryti, from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

bryd (Danish): imperative of bryde

Definitions

  1. imperative of bryde

Ancestry of “bryd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrydesteward; to break; to break, violate
2Old Danishbrytibailiff, steward
3Old Norsebrytisteward, bailiff
4Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutjaną →