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Where does “brotsspark” come from?

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

brotsspark (Faroese): penalty kick

Definitions

  1. penalty kick

Ancestry of “brotsspark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebrotbreaking, break, breach, rupture; breach,...
2Old Norsebrot—
3Proto-Germanicbrutą—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “brotsspark”

  • brotssparksblettur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →