Where does “bring” come from?

bring (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bringa, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bring (North Frisian): to bring

Definitions

  1. to bring

Ancestry of “bring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrisianbringaAlternative form of brenga
2Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną →