Where does “hatbrott” come from?

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

hatbrott (Swedish): a hate crime

Definitions

  1. a hate crime

Ancestry of “hatbrott”, step by step

hatbrott 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 hat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhathatred, haught
2Old Norsehatrhatred, spite, aversion
3Proto-Germanichatazhate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion
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