Where does “brautryðjandi” come from?

brautryðjandi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic braut, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

brautryðjandi (Icelandic): pioneer, trailblazer

Definitions

  1. pioneer, trailblazer

Ancestry of “brautryðjandi”, step by step

brautryðjandi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic ryðja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicryðjato clear (an area, path, etc.)
2Old Norseryðjato clear, empty
3Proto-Germanicrudjanąto clear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →
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