Where does “bringan” come from?

bringan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bringan (Old Dutch): to bring

Definitions

  1. to bring

Ancestry of “bringan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
2Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bringan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną →