bragnam
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brain — [OE] Old English brægen came from a Germanic *bragnam. Its rather restricted distribution in modern Germanic languages (apart from English brain there is only Dutch and Frisian brein) suggests that in prehistoric times it may have been limited to … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
brain — {{11}}brain (n.) O.E. brægen brain, from P.Gmc. *bragnam (Cf. M.L.G. bregen, O.Fris., Du. brein), from PIE root *mregh m(n)o skull, brain (Cf. Gk. brekhmos front part of the skull, top of the head ). But Liberman writes that brain has no… … Etymology dictionary
bragna- — *bragna , *bragnam germ., stark. Neutrum (a): nhd. Gehirn, Hirn; ne. brain; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., afries., mnd.; Etymologie: idg. *mregʰmno , *mregʰmo … Germanisches Wörterbuch
brain — [OE] Old English brægen came from a Germanic *bragnam. Its rather restricted distribution in modern Germanic languages (apart from English brain there is only Dutch and Frisian brein) suggests that in prehistoric times it may have been limited to … Word origins
