English
embrown
PIE word *h₁én From em- (variant of en- (prefix with the sense ‘to bring to a certain condition or state’)) + brown (“having a brown colour”, adjective).
Formed from em- + brown ‘having a brown colour’
Proto-Germanic *brūnaz
Proto-West Germanic *brūn
Old English brūn ‘brown’
Middle English broun ‘dark’
English brown
Today it means
verb To make (something) brown; to brown.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / embrown