Where does “bregne” come from?

bregne (Danish) comes from Proto-Germanic brak-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

bregne (Danish): fern; bracken

Definitions

  1. fern; bracken

Ancestry of “bregne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrak-bushes, undergrowth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brak- →
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