Where does “skifferbrott” come from?

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

skifferbrott (Swedish): a slate quarry

Definitions

  1. a slate quarry

Ancestry of “skifferbrott”, step by step

skifferbrott 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 skiffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskifferslate
2GermanSchiefershale, slate; small splinter
3Middle High Germanschiver—
4Old High Germanskivaro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brutą →