Where does “brinie” come from?

brinie (Middle English) comes from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

Ancestry of “brinie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
2Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate

Words derived from “brinie

Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭEvery word from Old Norse brynja