Where does “brunette” come from?

brunette (Dutch) comes from French brunette, from French brun, from Italian Bruno, from Medieval Latin brunus, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brunette (Dutch): brunette; Dated form of brunet

Definitions

  1. brunette; Dated form of brunet

Ancestry of “brunette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrunettebrunette
2Frenchbrunbrown; brown-haired person
3ItalianBrunodark gray, almost black
4Medieval Latinbrunusbrown, brunet
5Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
6Proto-Germanic*brūn—
7Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →