Etymology of the English word brigand
the English word
brigandderived from the Old French word
brigandderived from the Old Italian word
brigantederived from the Old Italian word
brigarederived from the Old Italian word
brigaunknown etymology
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-derived from the Old French word
brigauntderived from the Old Italian word
brigantederived from the Old Italian word
brigarederived from the Old Italian word
brigaunknown etymology
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷerə-Date
The earliest known usage of brigand in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
