Where does “bran” come from?

bran (Old Irish) comes 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.

bran (Old Irish): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “bran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ—
2Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “bran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic branos →