Where does “brigda” come from?

brigda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse brigða, from Old Norse bregða, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

brigda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to change

Definitions

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Ancestry of “brigda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrigðato try to recover by lawful procedure; to annul,...
2Old Norsebregðato turn around, flip
3Proto-Germanicbregdanąto flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →Every word from Old Norse bregða →