Where does “Brownswick” come from?

Brownswick (English) comes from German Braunschweig, from Middle Low German Brûnswîke, from Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Ancestry of “Brownswick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBraunschweig—
2Middle Low GermanBrûnswîke—
3Middle Low Germanbrûn—
4Old Saxonbrūn—
5Proto-Germanic*brūn—
6Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
7Proto-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 →