Where does “brīni” come from?

brīni (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic brīniją, from Proto-Indo-European mrīno-, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “brīni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrīniją—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmrīno-salt, sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “brīni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mrīno- →
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