Where does “járnbraut” come from?
járnbraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic braut, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
járnbraut (Icelandic): railway, railroad
Ancestry of “járnbraut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | braut | path, course, way; first/third-person singular... |
| 2 | Old Norse | braut | road, cleared path |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brautō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |
Words derived from “járnbraut”