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...
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- ditch opened in a field or meadow; path in the...
Ancestry of “birta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | britar | to break up; to furrow; to brit, destroy, crush |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | britar | — |
| 3 | Old English | brittian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brutjaną | to break, divide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |