Where does “brūn” come from?

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

brūn (Old High German): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “brūn”, step by step

brūn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic brūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
2Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Proto-Germanic *brūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*brūn—

via West Germanic *brūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*brūn—

Words derived from “brūn”

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