Where does “bryn” come from?

bryn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse brýnn, from Old Norse brún, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

bryn (Norwegian Nynorsk): brow

Definitions

  1. brow

Ancestry of “bryn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrýnnnominative/accusative plural indefinite of brún f
2Old Norsebrúnsharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...
3Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “bryn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →Every word from Old Norse brún →