Where does “Brown” come from?

Brown comes from Middle English broun, Old English brūn, Proto-Germanic brūnaz, and Proto-Indo-European roots bʰerH- and bʰrewe-, ultimately denoting a dark color.

Brown (English): Alternative letter-case form of brown

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of brown

Ancestry of “Brown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbroundark, dull, murky; brown; brown-haired
2Old EnglishBrūnbrown
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “Brown”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →