Where does “brjóta” come from?

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

brjóta (Old Norse): to break; to break open; to destroy, demolish

Definitions

  1. to break; to break open; to destroy, demolish

Ancestry of “brjóta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brjóta

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