Etymology

brinkman

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Today it means: One who advocates for brinkmanship. Full definition →

Dutch Brinkman ← German Brinkmann
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brinkman · noun1

Back-formation from brinkmanship, equivlent to brink + -man.

Brinkman · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromBrinkmann
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromBrinkman
  3. English todayBrinkman

Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").

Words from the same roots

GermanBrinkmann all →

Brinkmann

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