Where does “brein” come from?

brein (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian brein, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic bragną, from Proto-Indo-European mregʰnom, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

brein (West Frisian): brain; mind, intellect; brine; solution for...

Definitions

  1. brain; mind, intellect; brine; solution for...

Ancestry of “brein”, step by step

brein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian brein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbrein—
2Proto-West Germanic*bragnbrain
3Proto-Germanicbragnąbrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmregʰnomskull, brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Proto-Germanic brīnijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrīnijaz—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreyH-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mregʰnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic bragną →