Where does “brinna” come from?

brinna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brinna (Old Norse): strong intransitive

Definitions

  1. strong intransitive

Ancestry of “brinna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →
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