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Where does “brinke” come from?

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

brinke (Middle English): The coastline or shoreline; the place where land...

Definitions

  1. The coastline or shoreline; the place where land...

Ancestry of “brinke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrenka—
2Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “brinke”

  • brink
  • brinkmanship
  • brinksman
  • brink
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