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brun
Frankish · medieval
"brown"
a Germanic word for the color brown
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brunette
French · medieval
"a brown-haired woman"
a diminutive feminine form describing brown hair
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brunette
English · 1600s-1700s
"a woman with brown hair"
adopted directly from French
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