Where does “Borste” come from?

Borste (German) comes from Middle High German borste, 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.

Borste (German): bristle

Definitions

  1. bristle

Ancestry of “Borste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Borste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →