Where does “brīn” come from?

brīn (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German brinnen, from Old High German brinnan, from Proto-West Germanic brinnan, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brīn (Vilamovian): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “brīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrinnen—
2Old High Germanbrinnan—
3Proto-West Germanicbrinnanto burn, to be on fire
4Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →