Where does “bryti” come from?
bryti (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
bryti (Old Norse): steward, bailiff
Ancestry of “bryti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | brutjaną | to break, divide |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |
Words derived from “bryti”