Where does “strjál breyta” come from?

strjál breyta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic breyta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

strjál breyta (Icelandic): a discrete variable

Definitions

  1. a discrete variable

Ancestry of “strjál breyta”, step by step

strjál breyta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic breyta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbreytavariable; to change something, to modify...
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Icelandic strjáll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstrjállscattered, sparse; discrete
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Icelandic breyta →