Where does “brinnen” come from?
brinnen (German) comes from Middle High German brinnen, from Old High German brinnan, from Proto-West Germanic brinnan, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
brinnen (German): to burn
Ancestry of “brinnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | brinnen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | brinnan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | brinnan | to burn, to be on fire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |