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
- to be startled, to be shocked, to be taken aback;...
Ancestry of “bregða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bregða | to turn around, flip |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bregdaną | to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug , twitch, flinch,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēḱ- | — |