Where does “brutish” come from?
Brutish comes from English brute, from French bruit meaning noise or rumor, from Latin brutus meaning dumb or irrational, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us related to roaring sounds.
brutish (English): Of, or in the manner of a brute; Bestial; lacking...
Definitions
- Of, or in the manner of a brute; Bestial; lacking...
Ancestry of “brutish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 3 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
Words derived from “brutish”