Where does “kastanjebruin” come from?

kastanjebruin (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.

kastanjebruin (Dutch): auburn

Definitions

  1. auburn

Ancestry of “kastanjebruin”, step by step

kastanjebruin 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 kastanje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkastanjechestnut; chestnut tree
2Middle Dutchcastaenge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →