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
Ancestry of “bruun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | brûn | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | brūn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “bruun”