Where does “brun” come from?

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

brun (Old Danish): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “brun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
2Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Old Norse brúnn →