Where does “brytare” come from?

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

brytare (Swedish): a breaker, a switch

Definitions

  1. a breaker, a switch

Ancestry of “brytare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brytare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →
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