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Where does “bringe” come from?

bringe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German bringen, from Old Saxon brengian, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bringe (Norwegian Bokmål): chest; to bring, fetch; to take, carry

Definitions

  1. chest; to bring, fetch; to take, carry

Ancestry of “bringe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbringen—
2Old Saxonbrengianto bring, to apport
3Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
4Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bringe”

  • tilbringe
  • frembringe
  • frambringe
  • bring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →