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Etymology of the English word horsebrier

the English word horsebrier
derived from the English word brier
derived from the Old French word bruyère
derived from the Latin root *brucaria
derived from the Late Latin word brucus (locust; kind of wingless locust; caterpillar)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-
derived from the English word horse
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khursa-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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