Where does “byrne” come from?
byrne (Old English) comes from Irish Ó Broin, from Irish bran, from English bran, from Middle English bran, from Old French bren, from Gaulish brennos, from Proto-Celtic bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- — to smell, to have a strong odour.
byrne (Old English): corselet, coat of mail
Definitions
- corselet, coat of mail
Ancestry of “byrne”, step by step
byrne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish Ó Broin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Ó Broin | — |
| 2 | Irish | bran | raven; bream; Clipping of bran |
| 3 | English | bran | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | bran | The ground husk of wheat |
| 5 | Old French | bren | bran |
| 6 | Gaulish | brennos | rotten |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bragnos | rotten |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreHg- | to smell, to have a strong odour |