Where does “wetbrain” come from?

wetbrain (English) comes from English brain, from Middle English brayn, from Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic bragną, from Proto-Indo-European mregʰnom, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

wetbrain (English): An idiot; a stupid person

Definitions

  1. An idiot; a stupid person

Ancestry of “wetbrain”, step by step

wetbrain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English brain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrainThe control center of the central nervous system...
2Middle EnglishbraynThe brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;...
3Old Englishbræġnbrain
4Proto-West Germanic*bragnbrain
5Proto-Germanicbragnąbrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmregʰnomskull, brain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via English wet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually water; Of...
2Middle Englishwetwet, watery; wet, rainy; liquid, fluid
3Middle Englishwetento wet
4Old Englishwǣtanto wet, moisten, water
5Proto-Germanicwētijanąto wet; make wet
6Indo-European*wed-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-
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