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Where does “brennos” come from?

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

brennos (Gaulish): rotten

Definitions

  1. rotten

Ancestry of “brennos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour

Words derived from “brennos”

  • bran
  • brindled
  • brinded
  • branny
  • branlike
  • brantail
  • branmeal
  • berneur
  • berne
  • berner
  • bren
  • brend
  • branne
  • bran
  • bran
  • bren
  • bran
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