Where does “brigaunt” come from?
brigaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French brigand, from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “brigaunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | brigand | foot soldier |
| 2 | Italian | briga | trouble, bother; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “brigaunt”