*bruskaz

Runic: ᛒᚱᚢᛊᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbrus.kɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

  1. scrub, undergrowth, underbrush
  2. thicket, copse
  3. sprout, shoot; twig

Etymology

Uncertain. Commonly derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (‘to roar, roil, rustle, sprout’), with possible cognate in brùzgas (‘underbrush’, see Torp et al. 1909). Possibly from a substrate.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.bruskazbruskōz, bruskōs
Acc.bruskąbruskanz
Gen.bruskas, bruskisbruskǫ̂
Dat.bruskaibruskamaz
Inst.bruskōbruskamiz
Voc.bruskbruskōz, bruskōs

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Descendants

  • *brusk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *brusk (Old Dutch)
      • brusc (Middle Dutch)
  • *brusk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • brusk (Old High German)
      • brüsch (Middle High German)
        • Brüsch (German)
  • *brusk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *brusk (Old Saxon)
      • brusch (Middle Low German)
  • *brusk (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *bruscus (Vulgar Latin)
      • *bruscia (Vulgar Latin)
        • broce (Old French)
          • brusche, brusshe (Middle English)
            • brush (English)

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