Where does “cadfran” come from?

cadfran (Welsh) comes from Welsh brân, 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.

cadfran (Welsh): rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Definitions

  1. rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Ancestry of “cadfran”, step by step

cadfran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh brân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbrâncrow; rook; raven
2EnglishbranThe broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or...
3Middle EnglishbranThe ground husk of wheat
4Old Frenchbrenbran
5Gaulishbrennosrotten
6Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour

via Welsh cad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcadbattle, army; impersonal preterite of cael
2Proto-Celtickatusbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- →