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Where does “brushing” come from?

Brushing derives from English brush, from Middle English brusshe, from Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin brustia, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥stís.

brushing (English): present participle of brush; An instance of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of brush; An instance of...

Ancestry of “brushing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrushAn implement consisting of multiple more or less...
2Middle Englishbrusshe—
3Old Frenchbroisse—
4Vulgar Latinbrustia—
5Icelandicburstibrush
6Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
7Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “brushing”

  • brushingly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →