Where does “brun” come from?

brun (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.

brun (Norman): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “brun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrunbrown; brown-haired person
2Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
3Proto-Germanic*brūn—
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →