Where does “genombrott” come from?

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

genombrott (Swedish): a breakthrough, a breakdown

Definitions

  1. a breakthrough, a breakdown

Ancestry of “genombrott”, step by step

genombrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish genom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgenomthrough; from one side of an opening to the...
2EnglishgenomeThe complete genetic information of an organism
3Englishgenom—
4GermanGenomgenome

Words derived from “genombrott”

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