Where does “brynja” come from?

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

brynja (Swedish): coat of mail

Definitions

  1. coat of mail

Ancestry of “brynja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbryniacoat of mail or plates
2Old Norsebrynjacoat of mail
3Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate

Words derived from “brynja”

Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →Every word from Old Norse brynja →Every word from Old Swedish brynia →