Where does “skybrudd” come from?
skybrudd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brudd, from Danish brud, from Old Norse brúðr, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.
skybrudd (Norwegian Bokmål): a cloudburst
Ancestry of “skybrudd”, step by step
skybrudd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål brudd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brudd | a break, fracture, rupture; a violation, breach,... |
| 2 | Danish | brud | bride; least weasel; break, breach |
| 3 | Old Norse | brúðr | a bride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |
via Norwegian Bokmål sky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sky | shy; a cloud; to avoid, shun |
| 2 | Old Norse | ský | cloud |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiwją | cloud; sky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |