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Old English bræġn (inherited)
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Middle English brayn (inherited)
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Middle English brain (mention)
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North Frisian brayen (cognate)
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North Frisian brein (mention)
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West Frisian brein (cognate)
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Proto-Germanic *bragną (inherited)
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Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- (derived)
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Proto-Indo-European *men- (mention)
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Saterland Frisian Brainge (cognate)
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Ancient Greek βρέγμα (cognate)
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Japanese ブレーン (borrowed)
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Torres Strait Creole brein (derived)