Where does “brūnis” come from?

brūnis (Latvian) comes from Latvian brūns, from Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brūnis (Latvian): brown, bay horse

Definitions

  1. brown, bay horse

Ancestry of “brūnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbrūnsbrown
2Middle Dutchbruunbrown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...
3Old Dutchbrūnbrown
4Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
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-West Germanic brūn →