Where does “Bürstenschnitt” come from?

Bürstenschnitt (German) comes from German Bürste, 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.

Bürstenschnitt (German): crew cut

Definitions

  1. crew cut

Ancestry of “Bürstenschnitt”, step by step

Bürstenschnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bürste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBürstebrush
2Middle High Germanbürste—
3Old High Germanburstbristle
4Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
5Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via German schnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnittfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
2Middle High Germansnit—
3Old High Germansnit—
4Proto-West Germanic*snid—
5Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece
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