Where does “artbrott” come from?

artbrott (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärt, from Old Swedish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

artbrott (Swedish): criminal offence for which there is a presumption of imprisonment

Definitions

  1. criminal offence for which there is a presumption of imprisonment

Ancestry of “artbrott”, step by step

artbrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishärtAny species in the Fabacea family; Plant of such...
2Old Swedishart
3Middle Low Germanart
4Old Saxon*ard
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Swedish brott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrotta break, a snap; an instance of something...
2Old Norsebrot
3Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-
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