Brow
/braʊ/noun
The ridge above the eyes; by extension, the forehead or a facial expression of concern or seriousness.
Did you know?English brow is historically connected to eyebrow and other ancient words for the eye-ridge, showing how one facial feature became a powerful symbol of thought, judgment, and intensity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰréh₂w-
“eyebrow; brow”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*brōwō
“eyebrow, brow”
Old English
English
brū
“eyebrow, eyelid, edge of the forehead”
Middle English
English
broue
“eyebrow; forehead”
Modern English
English
brow
“the ridge above the eyes; forehead”
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