Where does “vredesutbrott” come from?
vredesutbrott (Swedish) comes from Swedish utbrott, from Swedish brott, from Old Norse brot, from Proto-Germanic brutą, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.
vredesutbrott (Swedish): a fit of rage, a tantrum
Definitions
- a fit of rage, a tantrum
Ancestry of “vredesutbrott”, step by step
vredesutbrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish utbrott
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | utbrott | an eruption (of a volcano or the like) |
| 2 | Swedish | brott | a break, a snap; an instance of something... |
| 3 | Old Norse | brot | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brutą | that which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | breutaną | to destroy, crush, break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewd- | to break |