Where does “brotssparksblettur” come from?

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

brotssparksblettur (Faroese): penalty spot

Definitions

  1. penalty spot

Ancestry of “brotssparksblettur”, step by step

brotssparksblettur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese brotsspark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebrotssparkpenalty kick
2Faroesebrotbreaking, break, breach, rupture; breach,...
3Old Norsebrot—
4Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Faroese blettur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebletturstain, blot, patch; point, spot, place
2Old Norseblettrstain; blot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutą →