brawn- root words — words with the brawn- root

The root brawn- comes from Old French braon, meaning fleshy part, muscle. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including brawn, brawnier, brawniest, brawny, brawniness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the brawn- root

Explore words with brawn- — words containing the brawn- root and sharing its sense of "fleshy part, muscle". Examples include brawn, brawnier, brawniest, brawny, brawniness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does brawn- mean?

The brawn- root means fleshy part, muscle, from Old French braon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.