brjóta
Icelandic
/ˈprjouːta/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to break
- (transitive) to fold
- (impersonal) to break
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse brjóta derived from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*breutaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰrewd- Proto-Indo-European
- bryte Norwegian Bokmål
- *breutaną Proto-Germanic
- *brutōjaną Proto-Germanic
- bryta Norwegian Nynorsk
- breotan Old English
- brjóta Old Norse
- breyta Icelandic
- hryggbrjóta Icelandic
- hryggur Icelandic
- bróta Faroese
- bryta Old Swedish
- brȳta, bryta Old Swedish
- brut Westrobothnian