Where does “bruinkool” come from?

bruinkool (Dutch) comes from Dutch bruin, from Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bruinkool (Dutch): lignite, brown coal

Definitions

  1. lignite, brown coal

Ancestry of “bruinkool”, step by step

bruinkool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bruin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbruinbrown; the color brown; heroin
2Middle Dutchbruunbrown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...
3Old Dutchbrūnbrown
4Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
5Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Dutch kool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoolcabbage; coal; carbon
2Middle Dutchcol—
3Old Dutchkōl—
4Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
5Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →