Where does “brown cheese” come from?

brown cheese (English) comes from Norwegian brunost, from Norwegian Bokmål brun, from Old Norse brúnn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brown cheese (English): Norwegian whey cheese, characterised by its brown...

Definitions

  1. Norwegian whey cheese, characterised by its brown...

Ancestry of “brown cheese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianbrunostbrown cheese
2Norwegian Bokmålbrunbrown
3Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Old Norse brúnn →