Where does “brote” come from?
brote (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk broten, from Norwegian Nynorsk bryta, from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
brote (Norwegian Nynorsk): neuter singular of broten
Definitions
- neuter singular of broten
Ancestry of “brote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | broten | broken |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bryta | to break; to stop; abort; to wrestle |
| 3 | Old Norse | brjóta | to break; to break open; to destroy, demolish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |