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Where does “mregʰnom” come from?

mregʰnom (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mregʰnom (Proto-Indo-European): skull, brain

Definitions

  1. skull, brain

Ancestry of “mregʰnom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mregʰnom”

  • brain
  • brains
  • brainstorming
  • brainstorm
  • brained
  • midbrain
  • forebrain
  • brainwashing
  • brainchild
  • brainless
  • brainer
  • brainy
  • hindbrain
  • brainpower
  • harebrained
  • brainwave
  • brainwash
  • braincase
  • scatterbrained
  • brainwork
  • crackbrained
  • scatterbrain
  • brainteaser
  • braindead
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