Where does “brynje” come from?

brynje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish brynje, from Old Norse brynja, from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

brynje (Norwegian Bokmål): a coat of armour, particularly chain mail

Definitions

  1. a coat of armour, particularly chain mail

Ancestry of “brynje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrynjemail, armour, armor
2Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
3Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate

Words derived from “brynje”

Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →Every word from Old Norse brynja →Every word from Danish brynje →
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