Where does “brynje” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. a coat of armour, particularly chain mail

Ancestry of “brynje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
2Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate
Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →Every word from Old Norse brynja →