Where does “brunenc” come from?

brunenc (Catalan) comes from Catalan bru, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brunenc (Catalan): brownish

Definitions

  1. brownish

Ancestry of “brunenc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbrudark brown
2Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
3Proto-Germanic*brūn—
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →