Where does “bihrinan” come from?

bihrinan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

bihrinan (Old Saxon): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “bihrinan”, step by step

bihrinan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon bī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbīby, near, around
2Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
3Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Saxon hrinan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhrinanto touch
2Proto-West Germanichrīnanto brush against, to graze
3Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →