brink

English

/bɹɪŋk/

noun
Definitions
  • The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
  • (figurative) The edge or border

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brinke derived from Old Norse *brenka derived from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz (hill, edge) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (project).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰren-

Gloss

project

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