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Where does “debrine” come from?

debrine (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

debrine (English): To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from

Definitions

  1. To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from

Ancestry of “debrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrineSalt water; water saturated or strongly...
2EnglishbruinA folk name for a bear, especially the brown...
3Dutchbruinbrown; the color brown; heroin
4Middle Dutchbruunbrown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...
5Old Dutchbrūn—
6Proto-West Germanicbrūn—
7Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →