Where does “verbréngen” come from?

verbréngen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish bréngen, 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.

verbréngen (Luxembourgish): to spend (time), to pass (time)

Definitions

  1. to spend (time), to pass (time)

Ancestry of “verbréngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbréngento bring
2Middle High Germanbringento bring
3Old High Germanbringanto bring
4Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
5Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną →