Where does “brinnan” come from?

brinnan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brinnan (Proto-West Germanic): to burn, to be on fire

Definitions

  1. to burn, to be on fire

Ancestry of “brinnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brinnan”

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