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Where does “brynja” come from?

brynja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

brynja (Old Norse): coat of mail

Definitions

  1. coat of mail

Ancestry of “brynja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate

Words derived from “brynja”

  • byrnie
  • Brynolf
  • brynja
  • brynje
  • brynje
  • brynja
  • Brynjulfr
  • brynja
  • Brengel
  • Briniolff
  • brønia
  • brynia
Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →