English

lampbrush

From lamp + brush.

A compound of lamp + brush

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- ‘to shine’

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Latin lampas ‘torch, lamp, light’

Late Latin lampada

Old French lampe ‘lamp, light’

Middle English laumpe ‘a lamp or light’

English lamp

Frankish *bursti

Vulgar Latin *brustia

Old French broisse

Middle English brusshe

English brush

Today it means

noun A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lampbrush