Where does “brosse” come from?

brosse (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic bruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhreus- — to swell, sprout.

brosse (Old French): brush, undergrowth

Definitions

  1. brush, undergrowth

Ancestry of “brosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbruskaztuft, underbrush; underbrush; brush, undergrowth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbhreus-to swell, sprout

Words derived from “brosse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhreus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bruskaz →
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