Where does “brine” come from?
Brine comes from Middle English brine, from Old English bryne, from Proto-Germanic brīnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH-, a root meaning to burn or boil.
brine (English): Salt water; water saturated or strongly...
Definitions
- Salt water; water saturated or strongly...
Ancestry of “brine”, step by step
brine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English bruin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bruin | A folk name for a bear, especially the brown... |
| 2 | Dutch | bruin | brown; the color brown; heroin |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bruun | brown; A bear character in the story of Reynard... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | brūn | brown |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brūn | brown |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |