Where does “broyta” come from?

broyta (Faroese) comes from Icelandic breyta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

broyta (Faroese): to alter, to modify, to change

Definitions

  1. to alter, to modify, to change

Ancestry of “broyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbreytavariable; to change something, to modify...
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “broyta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Icelandic breyta →