Where does “mitbringen” come from?
mitbringen (German) comes from German bringen, from Middle High German bringen, from Old High German bringan, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
mitbringen (German): to bring (along, with), to accompany
Definitions
- to bring (along, with), to accompany
Ancestry of “mitbringen”, step by step
mitbringen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bringen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bringen | to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | bringen | to bring |
| 3 | Old High German | bringan | to bring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bringan | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bringaną | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrenḱ- | to deviate, corrupt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German mit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 2 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |