Where does “brawne” come from?

brawne (Middle English) comes from Old French braon, from Frankish brādon, from Frankish brādō, from Proto-Germanic brēdô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brawne (Middle English): A muscle; muscle tissue

Definitions

  1. A muscle; muscle tissue

Ancestry of “brawne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbraonslice of meat, fleshy part, buttock
2Frankishbrādon—
3Frankishbrādōroasted meat, ham
4Proto-Germanicbrēdôflesh, meat; muscle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrē-to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “brawne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brēdô →