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Where does “brūn” come from?

brūn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brūn (Old English): brown; dark; dusky

Definitions

  1. brown; dark; dusky

Ancestry of “brūn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brūn”

  • Brown
  • brown
  • brownish
  • Brownian
  • browning
  • brownstone
  • brownie
  • brownfield
  • Brownist
  • brownness
  • Brownism
  • browny
  • brownout
  • brownface
  • broon
  • embrown
  • brownly
  • brownnose
  • Brownite
  • browntop
  • antibrowning
  • brownback
  • brownishness
  • nonbrown
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