Where does “bruun” come from?

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

bruun (Middle Dutch): brown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...

Definitions

  1. brown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...

Ancestry of “bruun”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bruun”

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