Where does “hårbørste” come from?

hårbørste (Danish) comes from Danish børste, from Icelandic bursti, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

hårbørste (Danish): hairbrush

Definitions

  1. hairbrush

Ancestry of “hårbørste”, step by step

hårbørste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish børste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbørstebristle; a brush; rough
2Icelandicburstibrush
3Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
4Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Danish hår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhårhair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →