Where does “Kratzbürste” come from?

Kratzbürste (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.

Kratzbürste (German): scrubber

Definitions

  1. scrubber

Ancestry of “Kratzbürste”, step by step

Kratzbürste 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 kratzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankratzento scratch
2Middle High Germankratzen—
3Old High Germankrazzōn—
4Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Kratzbürste”

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