Where does “Brindian” come from?

Brindian (English) comes from English indian, from Middle English Indien, from Anglo-Norman indien — Indian.

Brindian (English): A British person of Indian Subcontinent-extraction/heritage/ethnicities, or of India, British India

Definitions

  1. A British person of Indian Subcontinent-extraction/heritage/ethnicities, or of India, British India

Ancestry of “Brindian”, step by step

Brindian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English indian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindianOf or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies
2Middle EnglishIndien—
3Anglo-NormanindienIndian

via English british

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbritishThe residents or inhabitants of Great Britain
Every word from Anglo-Norman indien →Every word from Middle English Indien →Every word from English indian →