Where does “brynja” come from?

brynja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

brynja (Faroese): coat of mail

Definitions

  1. coat of mail

Ancestry of “brynja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
2Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate
Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →Every word from Old Norse brynja →