Where does “brûn” come from?
brûn (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “brûn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | brūn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “brûn”