Where does “brunus” come from?

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

brunus (Medieval Latin): brown, brunet

Definitions

  1. brown, brunet

Ancestry of “brunus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
2Proto-Germanic*brūn—
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brunus”

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