Where does “brindle” come from?
brindle (English) comes from English brindled, from English brinded, from Middle English brend, from Middle English bren, from Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
brindle (English): A streaky colouration in animals
Definitions
- A streaky colouration in animals
Ancestry of “brindle”, step by step
brindle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brindled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brindled | of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks... |
| 2 | English | brinded | Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having... |
| 3 | Middle English | brend | burnt, branded |
| 4 | Middle English | bren | bran |
| 5 | Middle English | brennen | to burn |
| 6 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |