Where does “bregða” come from?

bregða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bregða, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

bregða (Icelandic): to be startled, to be shocked, to be taken aback;...

Definitions

  1. to be startled, to be shocked, to be taken aback;...

Ancestry of “bregða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebregðato turn around, flip
2Proto-Germanicbregdanąto flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—

Words derived from “bregða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →Every word from Old Norse bregða →