Where does “brún” come from?

brún (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

brún (Old Norse): sharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...

Definitions

  1. sharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...

Ancestry of “brún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “brún”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →