Where does “bryggja” come from?

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

bryggja (Old Norse): pier, gangway

Definitions

  1. pier, gangway

Ancestry of “bryggja”, step by step

bryggja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic brewwaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Germanic brugjǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “bryggja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brewwaną →