Where does “neðanjarðarbraut” come from?
neðanjarðarbraut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic braut, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
neðanjarðarbraut (Icelandic): underground railway, subway
Definitions
- underground railway, subway
Ancestry of “neðanjarðarbraut”, 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 |