Where does “brink” come from?

brink (Middle English) comes from Middle English brinke, from Old Norse brenka, from Proto-Germanic brinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

brink (Middle English): Alternative form of brinke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of brinke

Ancestry of “brink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbrinkeThe coastline or shoreline; the place where land...
2Old Norsebrenka—
3Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinkaz →Every word from Old Norse brenka →