Where does “berne” come from?

berne (French) comes from French berner, from Old French bren, from Gaulish brennos, from Proto-Celtic bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- — to smell, to have a strong odour.

berne (French): Hazing inflicted on someone by tossing into the...

Definitions

  1. Hazing inflicted on someone by tossing into the...

Ancestry of “berne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbernerto trick, to fool, to take in, to run circles...
2Old Frenchbrenbran
3Gaulishbrennosrotten
4Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour

Words derived from “berne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bragnos →Every word from Gaulish brennos →