Where does “bruddstyrke” come from?

bruddstyrke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål styrke, from Old Norse styrkja, from Old Norse styrkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkiz, from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis.

bruddstyrke (Norwegian Bokmål): breaking strain

Definitions

  1. breaking strain

Ancestry of “bruddstyrke”, step by step

bruddstyrke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål styrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstyrkestrength; force; to strengthen
2Old Norsestyrkja—
3Old Norsestyrkrstrength, bodily strength
4Proto-Germanicsturkizstrength, stiffness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥gis—

via Norwegian Bokmål brudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrudda break, fracture, rupture; a violation, breach,...
2Danishbrudbride; least weasel; break, breach
3Old Norsebrúðra bride
4Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European str̥gis →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkiz →Every word from Old Norse styrkr →