Where does “hraðbraut” come from?

hraðbraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic braut, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

hraðbraut (Icelandic): motorway, freeway, expressway

Definitions

  1. motorway, freeway, expressway

Ancestry of “hraðbraut”, step by step

hraðbraut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Icelandic hraður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichraðurfast
2Old Norsehraðrfast
3Proto-Germanichradazquick, hasty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →