Where does “mutbrott” come from?
mutbrott (Swedish) comes from Swedish brott, from Old Norse brot, from Proto-Germanic brutą, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
mutbrott (Swedish): the crime of giving or taking bribes
Definitions
- the crime of giving or taking bribes
Ancestry of “mutbrott”, step by step
mutbrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish brott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brott | a break, a snap; an instance of something... |
| 2 | Old Norse | brot | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brutą | that which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |
via Swedish muta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | muta | a bribe; to bribe |