Where does “braut” come from?

braut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

braut (Norwegian Nynorsk): path dug into the ground; slope

Definitions

  1. path dug into the ground; slope

Ancestry of “braut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
2Proto-Germanicbrautō—
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →