Where does “bring-and-buy” come from?

bring-and-buy (English) comes from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

bring-and-buy (English): A small-scale sale where people bring items to...

Definitions

  1. A small-scale sale where people bring items to...

Ancestry of “bring-and-buy”, step by step

bring-and-buy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English and

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishandAs a coordinating conjunction; expressing two...
2Middle EnglishanAlternative form of in; Alternative form of and;...
3Old Englishondand
4Old Englishandand; even; also
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English bring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbringTo transport toward somebody/somewhere; To supply...
2Middle Englishbryngento bring; to (physically) convey or deliver towards
3Old Englishbringanto bring
4Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
5Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts