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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”

  • statsisbrytare
  • brytare
  • effektbrytare
  • isbrytare
  • brytning
  • avbryta
  • ombryta
  • ombrytning
  • sidbrytning
  • radbrytning
  • bryta
  • lovbryter
  • bryter
  • nedbrytning
  • isbryter
  • lysbryter
  • nedbryting
  • bryting
  • bryte
  • nedbryte
  • brote
  • bryta
  • nedbryting
  • bryting
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