Where does “brunört” come from?

brunört (Swedish) comes from Swedish ört, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

brunört (Swedish): heal-all, (Prunella vulgaris)

Definitions

  1. heal-all, (Prunella vulgaris)

Ancestry of “brunört”, step by step

brunört traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishörtherb
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Swedish brun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrunof the color brown
2Old Swedishbrūn—
3Old Norsebrúnnbrown; bright; a black horse
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →