*brūwō

Runic: ᛒᚱᚢᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbruː.wɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

  1. eyebrow
  2. bridge

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰruH-ō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰréwH-ō ~ *h₃bʰruHn-és, from *h₃bʰrúHs (‘eyebrow, rim, edge’). Cognate with Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū́) (bhrū́, ‘eyebrow’), Lithuanian brùvē (‘brow’), Old Irish brū (‘edge, shore’), Russian бровь (brovʹ, ‘eyebrow’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.brūwōbrūwôz
Acc.brūwǭbrūwōz
Gen.brūwōzbrūwǫ̂
Dat.brūwōibrūwōmaz
Inst.brūwōbrūwōmiz
Voc.brūwōbrūwôz

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Descendants

  • brū, bruu (Old English)
    • browe, brou, brow (Middle English)
      • brow (English)
      • broo (Scots)
  • Bruun, Oogenbruun (Saterland Frisian)
  • brú (Old Norse)
    • brúgv (Faroese)
    • brú (Icelandic)
    • bru (Norwegian)
  • brún (Old Norse)
    • bryn (Danish)
    • brún (Faroese)
    • brún (Icelandic)
    • brun (Norwegian)
  • brún (Old Norse)
    • bryne (Middle English)
      • brine, brim (English)
  • brún (Old Norse)
    • brūn (Old Swedish)
      • bryn (Swedish)

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