Where does “brushfire” come from?
brushfire (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.
brushfire (English): A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as...
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- A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as...
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