Where does “vónbrot” come from?

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

vónbrot (Faroese): disappointment

Definitions

  1. disappointment

Ancestry of “vónbrot”, step by step

vónbrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese brot

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

via Faroese vón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevónhope, expectation
2Old Norseónhope, expectation
3Proto-Germanicēnuwithout
4Proto-Indo-Europeananewwithout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutą →