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
Ancestry of “bru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bru | a bridge |
| 2 | Old Norse | brú | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |