Where does “birta” come from?

birta (Galician) comes from Galician britar, from Old Portuguese britar, from Old English brittian, from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

birta (Galician): ditch opened in a field or meadow; path in the...

Definitions

  1. ditch opened in a field or meadow; path in the...

Ancestry of “birta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbritarto break up; to furrow; to brit, destroy, crush
2Old Portuguesebritar—
3Old Englishbrittian—
4Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutjaną →
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