Where does “bru” come from?

bru (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bru, from Old Norse brú, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

bru (Norwegian Bokmål): a bridge

Definitions

  1. a bridge

Ancestry of “bru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrua bridge
2Old Norsebrúbridge
3Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
4Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “bru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →