Where does “brushingly” come from?
brushingly (English) comes from English brushing, 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 — top, tip, point.
brushingly (English): With a brushing motion; barely touching;...
Definitions
- With a brushing motion; barely touching;...
Ancestry of “brushingly”, step by step
brushingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brushing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brushing | present participle of brush; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | brush | An implement consisting of multiple more or less... |
| 3 | Middle English | brusshe | — |
| 4 | Old French | broisse | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | brustia | — |
| 6 | Icelandic | bursti | brush |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |