Where does “brytja” come from?
brytja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
brytja (Old Norse): to cut up, slaughter; to chop
Definitions
- to cut up, slaughter; to chop
Ancestry of “brytja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 “brytja”