Where does “*bran” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*bran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “*bran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →