Where does “brigde” come from?

brigde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse brigði, from Old Norse brigða, from Old Norse bregða, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

brigde (Norwegian Nynorsk): change

Definitions

  1. change

Ancestry of “brigde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrigðiright to reclaim; change; weak masculine...
2Old Norsebrigðato try to recover by lawful procedure; to annul,...
3Old Norsebregðato turn around, flip
4Proto-Germanicbregdanąto flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →Every word from Old Norse bregða →