Where does “brune” come from?

brune (Italian) comes from Italian bruna, from Italian bruno, from Medieval Latin brunus, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brune (Italian): feminine plural of bruno; plural of bruna

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of bruno; plural of bruna

Ancestry of “brune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrunafeminine singular of bruno; female equivalent of...
2Italianbrunobrown; a dark-haired person
3Medieval Latinbrunusbrown, brunet
4Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
5Proto-Germanic*brūn—
6Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
7Proto-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 →