Where does “sagebrusher” come from?
sagebrusher (English) comes from English sagebrush, 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.
sagebrusher (English): A tourist who came to visit Yellowstone national park independently, bringing their own supplies and arranging their own bedding and transportation
Definitions
- A tourist who came to visit Yellowstone national park independently, bringing their own supplies and arranging their own bedding and transportation
Ancestry of “sagebrusher”, step by step
sagebrusher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sagebrush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sagebrush | Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of... |
| 2 | English | Brush | An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |