Where does “bruksort” come from?
bruksort (Swedish) comes from Swedish ört, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
bruksort (Swedish): a locality (typically a small town) having grown up around one or more mills or works (industrial facilities, typically dealing with wood, iron, or glass); a mill town, a company town
Definitions
- a locality (typically a small town) having grown up around one or more mills or works (industrial facilities, typically dealing with wood, iron, or glass); a mill town, a company town
Ancestry of “bruksort”, step by step
bruksort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ört
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ört | herb |
| 2 | Old Norse | urt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |
via Swedish bruk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bruk | a use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a... |