Where does “brink” come from?

brink (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch brinc, from Proto-Germanic brinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

brink (Dutch): village green, functioning as a central square;...

Definitions

  1. village green, functioning as a central square;...

Ancestry of “brink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbrinc
2Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “brink

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-