Where does “Bruning” come from?

Bruning (English) 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.

Ancestry of “Bruning”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →