Where does “brindlish” come from?
brindlish (English) comes from English brindle, 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 — he, she.
Ancestry of “brindlish”, step by step
brindlish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brindle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brindle | A streaky colouration in animals |
| 2 | English | brindled | of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks... |
| 3 | English | brinded | Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having... |
| 4 | Middle English | brend | burnt, branded |
| 5 | Middle English | bren | bran |
| 6 | Middle English | brennen | to burn |
| 7 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |