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Where does “brijn” come from?

brijn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch brine, from Old Dutch brīni, from Proto-Germanic brīniją, from Proto-Indo-European mrīno-, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

brijn (Dutch): brine; solution for pickling

Definitions

  1. brine; solution for pickling

Ancestry of “brijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbrine—
2Old Dutchbrīni—
3Proto-Germanicbrīniją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmrīno-salt, sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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