Where does “brūn” come from?

brūn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brūn (Frankish): brown, dark, shiny

Definitions

  1. brown, dark, shiny

Ancestry of “brūn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*brūn—
2Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brūn”

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