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

  1. path, course, way; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “braut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
2Proto-Germanicbrautō—
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “braut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →