Where does “breun” come from?
breun (Norman) comes from Old French brun, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
breun (Norman): brown
Ancestry of “breun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | brun | brown; brown-haired person |
| 2 | Frankish | brūn | brown, dark, shiny |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |