Where does “prettur” come from?

prettur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse prettr, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.

prettur (Icelandic): trick, swindle, deceit

Definitions

  1. trick, swindle, deceit

Ancestry of “prettur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseprettra trick; trick, deceit
2Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about
Every word from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic prattuz →Every word from Old Norse prettr →