Where does “ísbrjótur” come from?

ísbrjótur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic brjótur, from Icelandic brjóta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

ísbrjótur (Icelandic): icebreaker

Definitions

  1. icebreaker

Ancestry of “ísbrjótur”, step by step

ísbrjótur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic brjótur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrjóturbreaker, cracker
2Icelandicbrjótato break; to fold
3Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Icelandic ís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicísice; ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →