Where does “Kleiderbürste” come from?
Kleiderbürste (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.
Kleiderbürste (German): clothes brush
Definitions
- clothes brush
Ancestry of “Kleiderbürste”, step by step
Kleiderbürste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bürste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bürste | brush |
| 2 | Middle High German | bürste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | burst | bristle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via German kleid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kleid | dress, gown kind of woman's garment |
| 2 | Middle High German | kleit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |