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Where does “brīne” come from?

brīne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brīnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- — to cut.

Ancestry of “brīne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrīnijaz—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreyH-to cut

Words derived from “brīne”

  • brine
  • briny
  • brian
  • brinish
  • brininess
  • brineless
  • briner
  • brinily
  • debrine
  • embrine
  • unbriny
  • brune
  • bryne
  • brine
  • bryne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreyH- →