Where does “nedbryting” come from?

nedbryting (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.

nedbryting (Norwegian Nynorsk): decomposition, breakdown, decay

Definitions

  1. decomposition, breakdown, decay

Ancestry of “nedbryting”, step by step

nedbryting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bryte

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →