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.
Ancestry of “brú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |