Where does “braut” come from?
braut (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
braut (Icelandic): path, course, way; first/third-person singular...
Definitions
- path, course, way; first/third-person singular...
Ancestry of “braut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | braut | road, cleared path |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brautō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |
Words derived from “braut”