Where does “britadeira” come from?

britadeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese britar, from Old Portuguese britar, from Old English brittian, from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

britadeira (Portuguese): jackhammer

Definitions

  1. jackhammer

Ancestry of “britadeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebritarto brit; to injure; to destroy; to crush
2Old Portuguesebritar—
3Old Englishbrittian—
4Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutjaną →