English word brown comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, and later Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (Brown.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰrewe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *bʰrē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to carry, to bear, to carry, transport, to carry, bear |
| *bherw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *brūnaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Brown. |
| brūn | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| broun | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | Brown (of a brown color). |
| brown | English (en) | (obsolete) Gloomy.. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.. Having a brown colour. (countable, and, uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.. (snooker, countable) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.. (sometimes capitalised, countable) A person of Middle Eastern, Latino or South [...] |