Where does “brunette” come from?
brunette (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French brunette, from French brun, from Italian Bruno, from Medieval Latin brunus, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
brunette (Norwegian Nynorsk): a brunette
Ancestry of “brunette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | brunette | — |
| 2 | French | brun | brown; brown-haired person |
| 3 | Italian | Bruno | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | brunus | brown, brunet |
| 5 | Frankish | brūn | brown, dark, shiny |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |