Where does “brȳta” come from?

brȳta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse brjóta, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

brȳta (Old Swedish): to break, crush

Definitions

  1. to break, crush

Ancestry of “brȳta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
2Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “brȳta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →
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