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Etymology of the English word brain

the English word brain
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bragnam

Derivations in English

afterbrain, betweenbrain, braincase, brainchild, brainfag, brainish, brainpower, brainstem, brainwashing, brainwork, brainy, crackbrain, featherbrain, forebrain, hindbrain, interbrain, lamebrain, midbrain, rattlebrain, scatterbrain, waterbrain, addlebrained, brainteaser, rattlebrained, brained, brainsick, braining

Cognates

Dutch brein, German Brägen

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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