Where does “prunella” come from?

prunella (Medieval Latin) comes from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Ancestry of “prunella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrūnbrown
2Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “prunella”

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