Where does “browe” come from?
browe (Middle English) comes from Old English brū, from West Germanic *brāwu, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.
browe (Middle English): The eyebrow; The brow; The eyelid
Definitions
- The eyebrow; The brow; The eyelid
Ancestry of “browe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | brū | — |
| 2 | West Germanic | *brāwu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brūwō | eyebrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃bʰrúHs | eyebrow |
Words derived from “browe”