Where does “jarnbreyt” come from?

jarnbreyt (Faroese) comes from Faroese breyt, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

jarnbreyt (Faroese): railway

Definitions

  1. railway

Ancestry of “jarnbreyt”, step by step

jarnbreyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese breyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebreyttrack, lane; road
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Faroese jarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesejarniron
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →
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