Where does “ekobrott” come from?

ekobrott (Swedish) comes from Swedish brott, from Old Norse brot, from Proto-Germanic brutą, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

ekobrott (Swedish): economic crime

Definitions

  1. economic crime

Ancestry of “ekobrott”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutą →