Where does “bræðslumark” come from?
bræðslumark (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bræðsla, from Icelandic bræða, from Old Norse bræða, from Old Norse bráð, from Proto-Germanic brēdô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
bræðslumark (Icelandic): melting point
Definitions
- melting point
Ancestry of “bræðslumark”, step by step
bræðslumark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic bræðsla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bræðsla | the act or process of melting something; a fish... |
| 2 | Icelandic | bræða | to melt |
| 3 | Old Norse | bræða | to melt, make oil, tar, pitch; to melt; make oil;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | bráð | meat, raw flesh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brēdô | flesh, meat; muscle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrē- | to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |