Where does “brunost” come from?

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

brunost (Norwegian): brown cheese

Definitions

  1. brown cheese

Ancestry of “brunost”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brunost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Old Norse brúnn →