Where does “brigand” come from?

brigand (Old French) comes from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brigand (Old French): foot soldier

Definitions

  1. foot soldier

Ancestry of “brigand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brigand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →