Where does “brotsgerð” come from?

brotsgerð (Faroese) comes from Faroese brot, from Old Norse brot, from Proto-Germanic brutą, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

brotsgerð (Faroese): crime

Definitions

  1. crime

Ancestry of “brotsgerð”, step by step

brotsgerð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese brot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebrotbreaking, break, breach, rupture; breach,...
2Old Norsebrot—
3Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Faroese gerð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegerðaction, work, act, deed, making
2Old Norsegørðdeed; act; making; workmanship; arbitration; deed
3Proto-Germanicgarwidō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutą →