Where does “brane” come from?

brane (Middle English) comes 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,...

brane (Middle English): Alternative form of brayn; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of brayn; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “brane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbræġnbrain
2Proto-West Germanic*bragnbrain
3Proto-Germanicbragnąbrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmregʰnomskull, brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mregʰnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic bragną →