Brain

North Frisian

/brai̯n/

noun

Definitions

(Sylt) brain (anatomy)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian brein inherited from Proto-Germanic *bragną (brain).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bragną

Gloss

brain

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

脳

Emoji

🧟 🧠

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*mregʰnom Proto-Indo-European
*bragną Proto-Germanic
brægn Old English
bræġn Old English
*bragan Old Dutch
*bregin Old Saxon
brein Western Frisian
*brein Old Frisian
brein Old Frisian
Brainge Saterland Frisian