Where does “brautingi” come from?

brautingi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

brautingi (Old Norse): a wayfarer, tramp, beggar

Definitions

  1. a wayfarer, tramp, beggar

Ancestry of “brautingi”, step by step

brautingi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
2Proto-Germanicbrautō—
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Old Norse Ingi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseIngi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →