Where does “brun” come from?

brun (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish brūn, from Old Norse brúnn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brun (Swedish): of the color brown

Definitions

  1. of the color brown

Ancestry of “brun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbrūn—
2Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Old Norse brúnn →
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