Where does “brottsförebyggande” come from?
brottsförebyggande (Swedish) comes from Swedish brott, from Old Norse brot, from Proto-Germanic brutą, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
brottsförebyggande (Swedish): crime preventing, for crime prevention
Definitions
- crime preventing, for crime prevention
Ancestry of “brottsförebyggande”, step by step
brottsförebyggande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish brott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brott | a break, a snap; an instance of something... |
| 2 | Old Norse | brot | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brutą | that which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |
via Swedish förebyggande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förebyggande | preventing, preventive |