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
Ancestry of “brūnis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | brūns | brown |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bruun | brown; A bear character in the story of Reynard... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | brūn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brūn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |