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Where does “inbringen” come from?

inbringen (Middle English) comes from Old English inbringan, 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 “inbringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinbringanto bring in, present
2Old Englishbringanto bring
3Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
4Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “inbringen”

  • inbring
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