Where does “Brá” come from?

Brá (Faroese) comes from Old Norse brá, from Proto-Germanic brēwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

Ancestry of “Brá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebráeyelash
2Proto-Germanicbrēwōeyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brēwō →Every word from Old Norse brá →