Where does “mørkebrun” come from?

mørkebrun (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mørk, from Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic merkuz, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

mørkebrun (Norwegian Bokmål): dark brown

Definitions

  1. dark brown

Ancestry of “mørkebrun”, step by step

mørkebrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørkdark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

via Norwegian Bokmål brun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrunbrown
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic merkuz →Every word from Old Norse myrkr →