Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bragną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mrogʰnom, possibly a thematicized form of original *mrégʰmn̥ (whence Ancient Greek βρέχμα (brékhma, “brainpan”)), from the root *mregʰ- (“marrow, sinciput”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑɣ.nɑ̃/

Noun

*bragną n

1. brain

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *bragną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bragną	*bragnō
vocative	*bragną	*bragnō
accusative	*bragną	*bragnō
genitive	*bragnas, *bragnis	*bragnǫ̂
dative	*bragnai	*bragnamaz
instrumental	*bragnō	*bragnamiz

Synonyms

• *hirzniją

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *bragn
  • Old English: bræġn, bræġen
    • Middle English: brayn, brayne, brain
      • Scots: brane, braine
      • English: brain
  • Old Frisian: *brein
    • North Frisian: brayen, brein
    • Saterland Frisian: Bräienge, Brainge
    • West Frisian: brein
  • Old Saxon: *bragan, *bregin
    • Middle Low German: bregen
      • Low German: Brägen, Bregen
      • Plautdietsch: Bräajen
      • → German: Brägen, Bregen
  • Old Dutch: *bragan, *bregin
    • Middle Dutch: bragen, bregen, breyn
      • Dutch: brein