Where does “mørkebrun” come from?

mørkebrun (Danish) comes from Danish mørk, from Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic merkuz, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

mørkebrun (Danish): dark brown colour

Definitions

  1. dark brown colour

Ancestry of “mørkebrun”, step by step

mørkebrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmørkdark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

via Danish brun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrunbrown; imperative of brune
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic merkuz →Every word from Old Norse myrkr →