English
O'Beirne
O'Beirne comes from Irish Ó Broin ‘descendant of Bran’, from bran ‘raven’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- ‘crow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werneh₂-‘crow’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*branos‘crow, raven’root as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodernᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ
- Old Irishc. 600–900bran‘raven’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘raven’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Broin‘descendant of Bran’
- EnglishtodayO'Beirne
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werneh₂-‘crow’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*branos‘crow, raven’root as named · steps between not traced
- Primitive Irishmodernᚁᚏᚐᚅᚔ
- Old Irishc. 600–900bran‘raven’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘raven’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Broin‘descendant of Bran’
- EnglishtodayO'Beirne
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Broin (‘descendant of Bran’), a byname from bran (‘raven’).
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂-
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- / O'Beirne