Etymology of the English word paintbrush
the English word
paintbrushderived from the English word
paintderived from the Old French word
peintierderived from the Old French word
peintderived from the Old French word
peindrederived from the Latin word
pingere (decorate, embellish; depict in embroidery; paint, tint, color)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*peig-derived from the English word
brushderived from the Old French word
broissederived from the Old French word
brocederived from the Old French word
brossederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bruskazUsage
Word found in Modern English