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Where does “bryn” come from?

bryn (Danish) comes from Old Norse brún, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

bryn (Danish): brow

Definitions

  1. brow

Ancestry of “bryn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúnsharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...
2Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →