Where does “abrune” come from?

abrune (Middle English) comes from Middle English auborne, from Old French auborne, from Medieval Latin alburnus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

abrune (Middle English): light brown, yellowish brown, blond

Definitions

  1. light brown, yellowish brown, blond

Ancestry of “abrune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishauborneyellowish-white, flaxen
2Old Frenchauborne—
3Medieval Latinalburnuswhitish
4LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →