Where does “brân” come from?

brân (Welsh) comes from English bran, from Middle English bran, from Old French bren, from Gaulish brennos, from Proto-Celtic bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- — to smell, to have a strong odour.

brân (Welsh): crow; rook; raven

Definitions

  1. crow; rook; raven

Ancestry of “brân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbranThe broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or...
2Middle EnglishbranThe ground husk of wheat
3Old Frenchbrenbran
4Gaulishbrennosrotten
5Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour

Words derived from “brân”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bragnos →Every word from Gaulish brennos →