Where does “brinishness” come from?
brinishness (English) comes from English brinish, from English brine, from English bruin, from Dutch bruin, from Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz — to pierce; to strike; brown.
brinishness (English): The state of being brinish
Definitions
- The state of being brinish
Ancestry of “brinishness”, step by step
brinishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brinish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brinish | Like brine; somewhat salt |
| 2 | English | brine | Salt water; water saturated or strongly... |
| 3 | English | bruin | A folk name for a bear, especially the brown... |
| 4 | Dutch | bruin | brown; the color brown; heroin |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bruun | brown; A bear character in the story of Reynard... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | brūn | brown |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brūn | brown |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |