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Where does “Bürste” come from?

Bürste (German) comes from Middle High German bürste, from Old High German burst, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Bürste (German): brush

Definitions

  1. brush

Ancestry of “Bürste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbürste—
2Old High Germanburstbristle
3Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
4Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “Bürste”

  • Zahnbürste
  • Kohlebürste
  • hårbørste
  • tannbørste
  • stålbørste
  • børste
  • klesbørste
  • hårbørste
  • tannbørste
  • stålbørste
  • børste
  • klesbørste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →