Where does “brigge” come from?

brigge (Middle English) comes from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brigge (Middle English): A bridge

Definitions

  1. A bridge

Ancestry of “brigge”, step by step

brigge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bryggja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebryggjapier, gangway
2Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English bryċġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbryċġbridge
2Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
3Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “brigge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brewwaną →
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