Where does “bryta” come from?

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

bryta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to break; to stop; abort; to wrestle

Definitions

  1. to break; to stop; abort; to wrestle

Ancestry of “bryta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “bryta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →