Where does “nedbryte” come from?

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

nedbryte (Norwegian Bokmål): to disintegrate, break down; to destroy, ruin

Definitions

  1. to disintegrate, break down; to destroy, ruin

Ancestry of “nedbryte”, step by step

nedbryte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bryte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbryteto break; violate; infringe; ring off; hang up;...
2Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “nedbryte”

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