Where does “brjósk” come from?

brjósk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic breuskiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brjósk (Old Norse): cartilage

Definitions

  1. cartilage

Ancestry of “brjósk”, step by step

brjósk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic breuskiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbreuskiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Proto-Germanic briuskiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbriuskiz—

Words derived from “brjósk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breuskiz →