Where does “brun” come from?

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

brun (Old French): brown; brown-haired person

Definitions

  1. brown; brown-haired person

Ancestry of “brun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
2Proto-Germanic*brūn—
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →