Where does “bruun” come from?

bruun (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bruun (West Flemish): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “bruun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbruunbrown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...
2Old Dutchbrūnbrown
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 →