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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbrūn—
2Proto-Germanic*brūn—
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brûn”

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