Where does “brjótur” come from?

brjótur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic brjóta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

brjótur (Icelandic): breaker, cracker

Definitions

  1. breaker, cracker

Ancestry of “brjótur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrjótato break; to fold
2Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “brjótur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →