Where does “bren” come from?
bren (English) comes from Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
bren (English): To burn
Definitions
- To burn
Ancestry of “bren”, step by step
bren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English brennen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | brennen | to burn |
| 2 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |