Where does “brunet” come from?

brunet (English) comes from French brunet, from French brun, from Italian Bruno, from Medieval Latin brunus, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brunet (English): Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black; Of a...

Definitions

  1. Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black; Of a...

Ancestry of “brunet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrunetdark-haired man
2Frenchbrunbrown; brown-haired person
3ItalianBrunodark gray, almost black
4Medieval Latinbrunusbrown, brunet
5Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
6Proto-Germanic*brūn—
7Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brunet”

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