Where does “inbrottstjuv” come from?

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

inbrottstjuv (Swedish): a burglar

Definitions

  1. a burglar

Ancestry of “inbrottstjuv”, step by step

inbrottstjuv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish inbrott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinbrotta burglary, an intrusion
2Swedishbrytato break; to end abruptly; cut; to cease...
3Old Swedishbrȳtato break, crush
4Old Norsebrjótato break; to break open; to destroy, demolish
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Swedish tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvthief
2Old Swedishþiuverthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Old Norse brjóta →