brink
The origin and history of brink.
Etymology
From Middle English brinke, related to Old Norse words for the edge of a slope or hill — the physical "edge of a drop" sense came first, and the figurative "on the verge of" sense followed later.
The origin and history of brink.
From Middle English brinke, related to Old Norse words for the edge of a slope or hill — the physical "edge of a drop" sense came first, and the figurative "on the verge of" sense followed later.