Where does “bryttian” come from?

bryttian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

bryttian (Old English): to divide, dispense, distribute, rule over,...

Definitions

  1. to divide, dispense, distribute, rule over,...

Ancestry of “bryttian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “bryttian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutjaną →