Where does “mørkbrun” come from?

mørkbrun (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk brun, from Old Norse brúnn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

mørkbrun (Norwegian Nynorsk): dark brown

Definitions

  1. dark brown

Ancestry of “mørkbrun”, step by step

mørkbrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk brun

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk mørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmørkdark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Old Norse brúnn →