Where does “Haarbürste” come from?

Haarbürste (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.

Haarbürste (German): hairbrush, hair-brush

Definitions

  1. hairbrush, hair-brush

Ancestry of “Haarbürste”, step by step

Haarbürste 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 haar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaarsingular imperative of haaren; first-person...
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís