Where does “brunets” come from?

brunets (Latvian) comes from French brunet, from French brun, 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.

brunets (Latvian): dark-haired man, brunet

Definitions

  1. dark-haired man, brunet

Ancestry of “brunets”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrunetdark-haired man
2Frenchbrunbrown; brown-haired person
3ItalianBrunodark gray, almost black
4Medieval Latinbrunusbrown, brunet
5Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
6Proto-Germanic*brūn—
7Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brunets”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →