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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
4LatinAlbus—
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “abrune”

  • auburn
  • abram
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