Where does “breytni” come from?

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

breytni (Icelandic): change; conduct, behavior

Definitions

  1. change; conduct, behavior

Ancestry of “breytni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbreytavariable; to change something, to modify...
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Icelandic breyta →