Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “brushbar” come from?

brushbar (English) comes from English Brush, from Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin brustia, from Icelandic bursti, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s — top, tip, point.

brushbar (English): A rotating bar with brushlike bristles, used in...

Definitions

  1. A rotating bar with brushlike bristles, used in...

Ancestry of “brushbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrush—
2Middle Englishbrusshe—
3Old Frenchbroisse—
4Vulgar Latinbrustia—
5Icelandicburstibrush
6Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
7Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →