Where does “bryn” come from?

bryn (Swedish) comes from Old Norse brún, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

bryn (Swedish): a brow (above the eyes)

Definitions

  1. a brow (above the eyes)

Ancestry of “bryn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúnsharp edge, rim; eyebrow; inflection of brúnn...
2Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “bryn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →Every word from Old Norse brún →