Where does “brin” come from?

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

brin (Romansch): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “brin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →