Where does “bring” come from?

Bring comes from Middle English bringen, from Old English bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenk-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to carry or bear.

bring (English): To transport toward somebody/somewhere; To supply...

Definitions

  1. To transport toward somebody/somewhere; To supply...

Ancestry of “bring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbryngento bring; to (physically) convey or deliver towards
2Old Englishbringanto bring
3Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
4Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bring”

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