Where does “bringen” come from?

bringen (Middle English) comes from Old English bringan, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “bringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbringanto bring
2Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
3Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
5Proto-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 →
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