Where does “brine” come from?

brine (Middle English) comes from Old English brīne, from Proto-Germanic brīnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- — to cut.

Ancestry of “brine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrīnebrine
2Proto-Germanicbrīnijaz—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreyH-to cut

Words derived from “brine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brīnijaz →Every word from Old English brīne →