Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “brot” come from?

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

Ancestry of “brot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrutą—
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “brot”

  • brottsförebyggande
  • inbrott
  • brottsoffer
  • ekobrott
  • genombrottsspänning
  • äktenskapsbrott
  • brottsregister
  • lägenhetsinbrott
  • brott
  • genombrott
  • kontraktsbrudd
  • brott
  • lovbrudd
  • strømbrudd
  • bruddstyrke
  • skybrudd
  • gjennombrudd
  • steinbrudd
  • brudd
  • kontraktbrudd
  • kalksteinsbrudd
  • brot
  • brotsverk
  • innbrot
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