Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bragną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *mregʰnom, from *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

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

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*bragna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 73

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[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*bragna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 73