Where does “brun” come from?

brun (German Low German) comes from German Low German bruun, from Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brun (German Low German): Alternative spelling of bruun

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of bruun

Ancestry of “brun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low Germanbruunbrown
2Middle Low Germanbrûn—
3Old Saxonbrūn—
4Proto-Germanic*brūn—
5Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →