Where does “avbryta” come from?

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

avbryta (Swedish): abort, cancel; interrupt so that something is...

Definitions

  1. abort, cancel; interrupt so that something is...

Ancestry of “avbryta”, step by step

avbryta 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 av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →