Where does “brȳta” come from?
brȳta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
Ancestry of “brȳta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | brjóta | to break; to break open; to destroy, demolish |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |