Where does “bortskänka” come from?

bortskänka (Swedish) comes from Swedish bort, from Old Norse burt, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

Ancestry of “bortskänka”, step by step

bortskänka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbortaway, off
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Swedish skänka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskänkato give, donate
2Old Swedishskænkiato serve (to), to pour out
3Middle Low Germanschenkento pour; bestow
4Old Saxonskenkianto pour
5Proto-Germanicskankijanąto skew, tilt, tip; to pour
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →