Where does “bringen” come from?

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

bringen (Middle High German): to bring

Definitions

  1. to bring

Ancestry of “bringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbringanto bring
2Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
3Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną →