Where does “öryggisbrestur” come from?
öryggisbrestur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öryggi, from Icelandic öruggur, from Icelandic uggur, from Old Norse uggr — fear, apprehension.
öryggisbrestur (Icelandic): security failure, security flaw, security gap,...
Definitions
- security failure, security flaw, security gap,...
Ancestry of “öryggisbrestur”, step by step
öryggisbrestur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic öryggi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | öryggi | safety; fuse |
| 2 | Icelandic | öruggur | trustworthy, reliable; certain, sure; safe,... |
| 3 | Icelandic | uggur | fear, anxiety |
| 4 | Old Norse | uggr | fear, apprehension |
via Icelandic brestur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | brestur | crack, crackle, noise; flaw, crack, split,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | brestr | chink, crack; want, loss, lack |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brestuz | break; fracture; impairment; handicap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |