Where does “mulfran” come from?

mulfran (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.

mulfran (Welsh): great cormorant, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Definitions

  1. great cormorant, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Ancestry of “mulfran”, step by step

mulfran 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 Proto-Balto-Slavic mul-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmul-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mulfran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- →