Where does “akbraut” come from?

akbraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

akbraut (Icelandic): road, carriageway

Definitions

  1. road, carriageway

Ancestry of “akbraut”, step by step

akbraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicakato drive; to move slightly, to budge
2Old NorseakaTo drive
3Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Icelandic braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
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