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Where does “Brengel” come from?

Brengel (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian Briniolff, from Old Norse Brynjulfr, from Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

Ancestry of “Brengel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianBriniolff—
2Old NorseBrynjulfr—
3Old Norseúlfrwolf
4Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
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