Where does “bryting” come from?
bryting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bryte, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
bryting (Norwegian Bokmål): wrestling
Ancestry of “bryting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bryte | to break; violate; infringe; ring off; hang up;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | brjóta | to break; to break open; to destroy, demolish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |