Where does “brow” come from?

brow (Middle English) comes from Middle English browe, from Old English brū, from West Germanic *brāwu, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

brow (Middle English): Alternative form of browe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of browe

Ancestry of “brow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbroweThe eyebrow; The brow; The eyelid
2Old Englishbrūan eyelash
3West Germanic*brāwu—
4Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →Every word from West Germanic *brāwu →
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