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Where does “bräunen” come from?

bräunen (German) comes from German Braun, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bräunen (German): to suntan, to become tan in color; to cause...

Definitions

  1. to suntan, to become tan in color; to cause...

Ancestry of “bräunen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBraunbrown
2Old High Germanbrūnbrown
3Proto-West Germanicbrūn—
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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