brattur

Icelandic

adj

Definitions

steep
straight, upright
vigorous, lively

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse brattr (sharp, high) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (project).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰren-

Gloss

project

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰren- Proto-Indo-European
bratt Norwegian Bokmål
*brantaz Proto-Germanic
*brinkaz Proto-Germanic
brant Swedish
bratt Norwegian Nynorsk
brant Old English
barmr Old Norse
brant Old Norse
brantr Old Norse
brattr Old Norse
q, brattr Old Norse
brat Danish
brattur Faroese