Where does “breotan” come from?
breotan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
breotan (Old English): to break, bruise, destroy
Definitions
- to break, bruise, destroy
Ancestry of “breotan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |