Where does “breyta” come from?

breyta (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

breyta (Icelandic): variable; to change something, to modify...

Definitions

  1. variable; to change something, to modify...

Ancestry of “breyta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “breyta”

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