Etymology

bren

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Today it means: To burn (to set ablaze). Full definition →

Middle English brennen ← Old Norse brenna ← Proto-Germanic *brinnaną
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bren · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*brinnaną“to set on fire”
  2. Old Norse · derived frombrenna
  3. Middle English · inherited frombrennen
  4. English todaybren

From Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to set on fire”). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.

Bren · proper noun2

  1. Czech · borrowed fromBřeň
  2. English todayBren

Borrowed from Czech Břeň.

Bren · noun3

See Bren gun.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*brinnaną all →

brandburn

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