Where does “brink” come from?

brink (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic brinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Ancestry of “brink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinkaz →