Where does “bryte” come from?

bryte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

bryte (Norwegian Bokmål): to break; violate; infringe; ring off; hang up;...

Definitions

  1. to break; violate; infringe; ring off; hang up;...

Ancestry of “bryte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “bryte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →