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 breutanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic brautō
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