Where does “bruin” come from?

bruin (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.

bruin (English): A folk name for a bear, especially the brown...

Definitions

  1. A folk name for a bear, especially the brown...

Ancestry of “bruin”, 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

Words derived from “bruin”

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