Where does “bryting” come from?

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

bryting (Norwegian Nynorsk): wrestling; struggle, unrest; refraction

Definitions

  1. wrestling; struggle, unrest; refraction

Ancestry of “bryting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskbryteAlternative form of bryta
2Norwegian Nynorskbrytato break; to stop; abort; to wrestle
3Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →