Etymology

brownish

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Today it means: Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown. Full definition →

English brown ← Middle English broun ← Old English brūn
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-?
  2. Proto-Germanic*brūnaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*brūn
  4. Old Englishbrūn
  5. Middle Englishbroun
  6. Englishbrown
  7. English todaybrownish

From brown + -ish.

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