*brēwō

Runic: ᛒᚱᛖᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbrɛː.wɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

eyebrow

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrḗwH-o- (‘eyebrow’), a lengthened grade formation from *h₃bʰrúHs (‘eyebrow’). Cognates include Tocharian A pärwāṃ, Proto-Balto-Slavic *brū́ˀs, Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús) (ophrús), and Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū́) (bhrū́), all meaning ‘eyebrow’.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	brēwō	brēwôz
Acc.	brēwǭ	brēwōz
Gen.	brēwōz	brēwǫ̂
Dat.	brēwōi	brēwōmaz
Inst.	brēwō	brēwōmiz
Voc.	brēwō	brēwôz

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Descendants

*brāu, *brāwi, *brēwiz (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brāwa (Old Dutch)
  - brauwe (Middle Dutch)
    - braoj, ougsbraoj (Limburgish)
* brāu, *brāwi, *brēwiz (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brāwa (Old Dutch)
  - brauwe (Middle Dutch)
    - brauw, wenkbrauw, -per, wimper (Dutch)
      - wenkbrou (Afrikaans)
* brāu, *brāwi, *brēwiz (Proto-West Germanic)
- brǣw, brēaw, brēġ (Old English)
  - breu (Middle English)
    - bree, brow (English)
    - brew, bree, breers (Scots)
* brāu, *brāwi, *brēwiz (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brāw, brē, âgbrē (Old Frisian)
  - Oogenbruun (Saterland Frisian)
  - winbrau (West Frisian)
* brāu, *brāwi, *brēwiz (Proto-West Germanic)
- brāwa (Old High German)
  - brā, brāwe (Middle High German)
    - Braue (German)
* brāu, *brāwi, *brēwiz (Proto-West Germanic)
- brāwa, brāha (Old Saxon)
  - brâwe, brâ, winbrâwe, winbrâ (Middle Low German)
    - Braan, Bruun (Low German)
brá (Old Norse)
- brá (Faroese)
- brá (Icelandic)
brá (Old Norse)
- brā (Old Swedish)
  - -brå, baldersbrå (Swedish)

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