Etymology of the French word brosse
the Old French word brosse
Date
The earliest known usage of brosse in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
brosser,
brosserie,
brossier,
balai-brosse,
porte-brosse,
brousser,
broussailleDerivations in other languages
English
brush, Portuguese
brossa, Portuguese
broxa, Portuguese
brussaCognates
Catalan
brossa, English
brush, Italian
broza, Provençal
brossa, Spanish
broza, Yiddish
breshtlUsage
Word found in Old French
