Where does “berner” come from?

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

berner (French): to trick, to fool, to take in, to run circles...

Definitions

  1. to trick, to fool, to take in, to run circles...

Ancestry of “berner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrenbran
2Gaulishbrennosrotten
3Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour

Words derived from “berner”

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