Where does “medbringe” come from?
medbringe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bringe, 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.
medbringe (Norwegian Bokmål): to bring / take along (with one)
Definitions
- to bring / take along (with one)
Ancestry of “medbringe”, step by step
medbringe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bringe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bringe | chest; to bring, fetch; to take, carry |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bringen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brengian | to bring, to apport |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bringan | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bringaną | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrenḱ- | to deviate, corrupt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |