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Etymology of the English word brown

the English word brown
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-

Derivations in English

brownstone, embrown, nutbrown, brownout, browned, browning

Cognates

Dutch bruin, French brun, German braun, Icelandic brĂșnn, Italian bruno, Spanish bruno, Swedish brun, Yiddish brojn

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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