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Where does “brén” come from?

brén (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- — to smell, to have a strong odour.

brén (Old Irish): foul; putrid; rotten

Definitions

  1. foul; putrid; rotten

Ancestry of “brén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour

Words derived from “brén”

  • bréan
  • breun
  • breinn
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