Where does “brein” come from?

brein (Old Frisian) 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,...

Ancestry of “brein”, 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 “brein”

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