Where does “braun” come from?

braun (Volapük) comes from German Braun, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

braun (Volapük): brown, brown color, brownness

Definitions

  1. brown, brown color, brownness

Ancestry of “braun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBraunbrown
2Old High Germanbrūnbrown
3Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
4Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →
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