Where does “van den Brink” come from?

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

Ancestry of “van den Brink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrinkvillage green, functioning as a central square;...
2Middle Dutchbrinc
3Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “van den Brink

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-Every word from Proto-Germanic brinkazEvery word from Middle Dutch brinc