Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “brusshe” come from?

brusshe (Middle English) comes from Old French broisse, from Vulgar Latin brustia, from Icelandic bursti, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Ancestry of “brusshe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbroisse—
2Vulgar Latinbrustia—
3Icelandicburstibrush
4Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
5Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “brusshe”

  • brush
  • brushing
  • brushes
  • underbrush
  • brushwood
  • toothbrush
  • sagebrush
  • paintbrush
  • hairbrush
  • brushwork
  • brushy
  • airbrush
  • brushstroke
  • brushless
  • brushfire
  • bottlebrush
  • rabbitbrush
  • brushlike
  • lampbrush
  • nailbrush
  • brushland
  • bitterbrush
  • brusher
  • clothesbrush
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