Where does “brunete” come from?

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

brunete (Old French): brunette

Definitions

  1. brunette

Ancestry of “brunete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrunet—
2Old Frenchbrunbrown; brown-haired person
3Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
4Proto-Germanic*brūn—
5Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brunete”

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