Where does “brottstycke” come from?

brottstycke (Swedish) comes from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

brottstycke (Swedish): a fragment (especially of something more-or-less abstract)

Definitions

  1. a fragment (especially of something more-or-less abstract)

Ancestry of “brottstycke”, step by step

brottstycke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stycke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
2Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
3Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

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
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