Where does “breun” come from?

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

breun (Scottish Gaelic): stinking, fetid, putrid; filthy, loathsome,...

Definitions

  1. stinking, fetid, putrid; filthy, loathsome,...

Ancestry of “breun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbrénfoul; putrid; rotten
2Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg-Every word from Proto-Celtic bragnosEvery word from Old Irish brén