Etymology

forebrain

F4O1R1E1B3R1A1I1N1

Today it means: The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus. Full definition →

English brain ← Middle English brayn ← Old English bræġn
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mregʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s
  12. Proto-Germanic*bragną
  13. Proto-West Germanic*bragn
  14. Old Englishbræġn
  15. Middle Englishbrayn
  16. Englishbrain
  17. English todayforebrain

From fore- + brain.

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