Where does “brain” come from?

brain (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish bran, from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic branos, from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

brain (Old Irish): inflection of bran: ## vocative/genitive...

Definitions

  1. inflection of bran: ## vocative/genitive...

Ancestry of “brain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbranraven
2Primitive Irishᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ—
3Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic branos →