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
Ancestry of “Borste”, step by step
Words derived from “Borste”