Proto-Germanic

*brūnaz

‘brown’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz, most familiar first.

• brown ← broun ← brūn ← *brūn
• brunette ← brunete ← brunet ← brun ← brunus
• bruin ← bruun ← *brūn ← *brūn
• burnish ← burnishen ← burnir ← *brūnijan ← *brūnijaną
• broon ← broun ← brūn ← *brūn
• brunneous ← brunneus ← *brūn
• brunaille ← brun ← brun ← brunus ← *brūn
• brunatre ← brun ← brun ← brunus ← *brūn

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *brūnaz