brunn

Swedish

noun

Definitions

a well (hole sunk into the ground, as a source for drinking water or a drain for waste water)
a spa (= brunnsort)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse brunnr derived from Proto-Germanic *brunna-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brunna-

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

brønn Norwegian Bokmål
*brunna- Proto-Germanic
*brunnaz Proto-Germanic
*brunnô Proto-Germanic
-o Swedish
-s Swedish
brunnsort Swedish
hälsa Swedish
hälsobrunn Swedish
ort Swedish
brønn Norwegian Nynorsk
brunnr Old Norse
brønd Danish
brunnur Icelandic
brönn Westrobothnian
brønn Scanian