Where does “brayn” come from?

brayn (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,...

brayn (Middle English): The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;...

Definitions

  1. The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought;...

Ancestry of “brayn”, 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,...

Words derived from “brayn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mregʰnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic bragną →