Where does “broskall” come from?

broskall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bros, from Icelandic brosa, from Old Norse brosa — a smile; smile.

broskall (Icelandic): smiley, smiley face

Definitions

  1. smiley, smiley face

Ancestry of “broskall”, step by step

broskall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrossmile
2Icelandicbrosato smile; indefinite genitive plural of bros
3Old Norsebrosaa smile; smile

via Icelandic kall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickallcall, shout
Every word from Old Norse brosa →Every word from Icelandic brosa →Every word from Icelandic bros →