Where does “brunrotte” come from?

brunrotte (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.

brunrotte (Norwegian Bokmål): a brown rat, Rattus norvegicus

Definitions

  1. a brown rat, Rattus norvegicus

Ancestry of “brunrotte”, step by step

brunrotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrunbrown
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Norwegian Bokmål rotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrottea rat
2Middle Low Germanrotte—
3Proto-Germanicrattazrat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Old Norse brúnn →