Where does “brigand” come from?

Brigand comes from Middle English bregaund, from Old French brigand, from Italian brigare meaning to fight or quarrel, derived from Italian briga meaning strife or trouble.

brigand (English): An outlaw or bandit

Definitions

  1. An outlaw or bandit

Ancestry of “brigand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrigaunt—
2Old Frenchbrigandfoot soldier
3Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brigand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →