Where does “brūn” come from?

brūn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Ancestry of “brūn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrūnbrown
2Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brūn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →
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