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Where does “nedbryting” come from?

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

nedbryting (Norwegian Bokmål): decomposition, breakdown, decay

Definitions

  1. decomposition, breakdown, decay

Ancestry of “nedbryting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnedbryteto disintegrate, break down; to destroy, ruin
2Norwegian Bokmålbryteto break; violate; infringe; ring off; hang up;...
3Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “nedbryting”

  • nedbrytning
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