Where does “brau” come from?

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

brau (Pennsylvania German): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “brau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrūnbrown
2Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →