Where does “toiletbørste” come from?

toiletbørste (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.

toiletbørste (Danish): toilet brush

Definitions

  1. toilet brush

Ancestry of “toiletbørste”, step by step

toiletbørste 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 toilet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtoilettoilet, bathroom room containing a lavatory
2Old Frenchtoilette—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →