Where does “brot” come from?

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

brot (Icelandic): a fracture; a violation; a fraction

Definitions

  1. a fracture; a violation; a fraction

Ancestry of “brot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrot—
2Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “brot”

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