Where does “vulkanutbrott” come from?
vulkanutbrott (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.
vulkanutbrott (Swedish): a volcanic eruption
Definitions
- a volcanic eruption
Ancestry of “vulkanutbrott”, step by step
vulkanutbrott 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 |
via Swedish vulkan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vulkan | volcano |