Where does “borte” come from?

borte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse burtu, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

borte (Norwegian Bokmål): away; gone

Definitions

  1. away; gone

Ancestry of “borte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseburtu—
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →