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Where does “*brāwu” come from?

*brāwu (West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

Ancestry of “*brāwu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →