Where does “bran dre” come from?

bran dre (Cornish) comes from Cornish bran, 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 dre (Cornish): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “bran dre”, step by step

bran dre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish bran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrancrow
2Brythonic*bran—
3Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Cornish tre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtrehome, homestead
2Proto-Brythonictreβtown, settlement
3Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
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