Where does “Braun” come from?

Braun comes from German braun, Old High German brūn, Proto-Germanic brūnaz, and Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-, ultimately tracing to the Proto-Indo-European root bʰrewe-.

Ancestry of “Braun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBraunbrown
2Old High Germanbrūnbrown
3Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “Braun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →