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Where does “brósk” come from?

brósk (Faroese) comes from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic breuskiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brósk (Faroese): cartilage, gristle

Definitions

  1. cartilage, gristle

Ancestry of “brósk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjóskcartilage
2Proto-Germanicbreuskiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
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