English
inbring
Inbring comes from Old English inbringan ‘to bring in, bring to, present’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *bringaną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bringaną‘to bring’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bringan‘to bring’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bringan‘to bring’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150inbringan‘to bring in, bring to, present’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inbringen
- Englishearliest quotation 1897inbring
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bringaną‘to bring’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bringan‘to bring’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bringan‘to bring’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150inbringan‘to bring in, bring to, present’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500inbringen
- Englishearliest quotation 1897inbring
Earliest quotation: 1897, James Henry McConkey: “Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as…”
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *bringan ‘to bring’
Today it means
verb To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *bringaną / inbring