Where does “broyting” come from?

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

broyting (Faroese): change

Definitions

  1. change

Ancestry of “broyting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebroytato alter, to modify, to change
2Icelandicbreytavariable; to change something, to modify...
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “broyting”

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