Where does “brink” come from?
Brink comes from Middle English brinke, from Old Norse brenka, from Proto-Germanic brinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren-.
brink (English): The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as...
Definitions
- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as...
Ancestry of “brink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brinke | The coastline or shoreline; the place where land... |
| 2 | Old Norse | brenka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brinkaz | hill; edge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰren- | project; to project; to stand out; to project;... |
Words derived from “brink”