Where does “bran” come from?

bran (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic branos, from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

bran (Proto-Brythonic): crow, raven

Definitions

  1. crow, raven

Ancestry of “bran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
3Proto-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 →