Where does “brimbrettabrun” come from?

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

brimbrettabrun (Icelandic): surfing

Definitions

  1. surfing

Ancestry of “brimbrettabrun”, step by step

brimbrettabrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic brún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrúnbrow, eyebrow; rim, edge; feminine singular of...
2Old Norsebrúnsharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...
3Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

via Icelandic brimbretti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrimbrettisurfboard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →Every word from Old Norse brún →