Where does “äktenskapsbrytare” come from?

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

äktenskapsbrytare (Swedish): an adulterer

Definitions

  1. an adulterer

Ancestry of “äktenskapsbrytare”, step by step

äktenskapsbrytare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bryta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrytato break; to end abruptly; cut; to cease...
2Old Swedishbrȳtato break, crush
3Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Swedish äktenskap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäktenskapmarriage
2Old Swedishäktaskap—
3Middle Low Germanechteschap—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →