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Where does “brūnaz” come from?

brūnaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brūnaz (Proto-Germanic): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “brūnaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brūnaz”

  • Brown
  • brown
  • Braun
  • brownish
  • brunette
  • Brownian
  • browning
  • brownstone
  • brownie
  • brownfield
  • Brownist
  • brownness
  • brunet
  • Brownism
  • browny
  • brownout
  • brownface
  • broon
  • embrown
  • brownly
  • brownnose
  • Brownite
  • browntop
  • antibrowning
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