Where does “brú” come from?

brú (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse brú, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

brú (Icelandic): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúbridge
2Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
3Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →