Etymology of the English word brusque
the English word
brusquederived from the French word
brusquederived from the Italian word
bruscoderived from the Late Latin word
bruscum (knot, excrescence on maple tree)
Date
The earliest known usage of brusque in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
bruusk, German
brüsk, Norwegian
brysk, Swedish
bryskUsage
Word found in Modern English
