Where does “brunbjørn” come from?
brunbjørn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brun, from Old Norse brúnn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
brunbjørn (Norwegian Bokmål): a brown bear
Ancestry of “brunbjørn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brun | brown |
| 2 | Old Norse | brúnn | brown; bright; a black horse |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |