Where does “lærbrynje” come from?

lærbrynje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lær, from Old Norse leðr, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

lærbrynje (Norwegian Bokmål): a leather armour for the upper body, sometimes combined with flexible metal armour

Definitions

  1. a leather armour for the upper body, sometimes combined with flexible metal armour

Ancestry of “lærbrynje”, step by step

lærbrynje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållærleather; imperative of lære
2Old Norseleðrleather
3Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
4Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via Norwegian Bokmål brynje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrynjea coat of armour, particularly chain mail
2Danishbrynjemail, armour, armor
3Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
4Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leþrą →