Where does “járnbrautarstöð” come from?

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

járnbrautarstöð (Icelandic): railway station

Definitions

  1. railway station

Ancestry of “járnbrautarstöð”, step by step

járnbrautarstöð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic járnbraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjárnbrautrailway, railroad
2Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Icelandic stöð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstöðstation; channel, station
2Old Norsestǫða landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...
3Old Norsestandato stand
4Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “járnbrautarstöð”

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