Where does “burt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “burt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
2Proto-Germanicbrautō—
3Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “burt”

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