Where does “bræġn” come from?

bræġn (Old English) comes 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,...

bræġn (Old English): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “bræġn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*bragnbrain
2Proto-Germanicbragnąbrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmregʰnomskull, brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “bræġn”

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