Where does “nedbrydelse” come from?

nedbrydelse (Danish) comes from Danish nedbryde, 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.

nedbrydelse (Danish): decomposition, degradation

Definitions

  1. decomposition, degradation

Ancestry of “nedbrydelse”, step by step

nedbrydelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nedbryde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnedbrydeto disintegrate, break down, decompose
2Danishbrydesteward; to break; to break, violate
3Old Danishbrytibailiff, steward
4Old Norsebrytisteward, bailiff
5Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
6Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutjaną →