Where does “bruun” come from?

bruun (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bruun (Dutch Low Saxon): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “bruun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbrûn—
2Old Saxonbrūn—
3Proto-Germanic*brūn—
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bruun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →