Where does “bran” come from?

bran (Breton) comes from Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic branos, from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

bran (Breton): crow, raven

Definitions

  1. crow, raven

Ancestry of “bran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brythonic*bran—
2Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic branos →