Where does “britar” come from?

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

britar (Galician): to break up; to furrow; to brit, destroy, crush

Definitions

  1. to break up; to furrow; to brit, destroy, crush

Ancestry of “britar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebritar—
2Old Englishbrittian—
3Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “britar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutjaną →