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Where does “bringan” come from?

bringan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bringan (Proto-West Germanic): to bring

Definitions

  1. to bring

Ancestry of “bringan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bringan”

  • bring
  • Mitbringsel
  • beibringen
  • wegbringen
  • rausbringen
  • Unterbringung
  • unterbringen
  • umbringen
  • bringen
  • anbringen
  • mitbringen
  • verbringen
  • zurückbringen
  • erbringen
  • vorbringen
  • durcheinanderbringen
  • herausbringen
  • abbringen
  • bringan
  • bringen
  • אומברענג־לאַגער
  • אומברענגען
  • ברענגען
  • verbréngen
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