1. Etymology of the English word brier
the English word
brierderived from the Old French word
bruyèrederived from the Latin root
*brucariaderived from the Late Latin word
brucus (locust; kind of wingless locust; caterpillar)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Derivations in English
sweetbrier,
bullbrier,
cat,
greenbrier,
horsebrierUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word brier
derived from the English word
brierDerivations in English
brierroot,
brierwoodUsage
Word found in Modern English
