Where does “brutal” come from?
brutal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
brutal (Norwegian Nynorsk): brutal
Ancestry of “brutal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | brūtus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |