Where does “brún” come from?

brún (Faroese) comes from Old Norse brún, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

brún (Faroese): brow

Definitions

  1. brow

Ancestry of “brún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúnsharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...
2Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →Every word from Old Norse brún →