Where does “brú” come from?

brú (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

brú (Old Norse): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brú”, step by step

brú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse á

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
3Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Proto-Germanic brōwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge

Words derived from “brú”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →