Where does “brynje” come from?

brynje (Danish) comes from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

brynje (Danish): mail, armour, armor

Definitions

  1. mail, armour, armor

Ancestry of “brynje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
2Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate

Words derived from “brynje”

Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →Every word from Old Norse brynja →