bracken

Meaning

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English braken, probably of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *brakni, related to Proto-Germanic *brekaną and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.. Cognates include Danish bregne and Swedish bräken ("fern").

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