Etymology of the English word burnish
the English word
burnishderived from the English word
burnischenderived from the Old French word
brunirderived from the Old French word
brunderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-derived from the Old French word
burnirderived from the Old French word
brunirderived from the Old French word
brunderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-Date
The earliest known usage of burnish in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
burnished,
burnishingUsage
Word found in Modern English
