Where does “roestbruin” come from?

roestbruin (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.

roestbruin (Dutch): rust brown

Definitions

  1. rust brown

Ancestry of “roestbruin”, step by step

roestbruin 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 roest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroestrust; roost
2Middle Dutchroestrust
3Old Dutchrōst—
4Proto-Germanicrustazrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →