Where does “bürsten” come from?

bürsten (German) comes from Middle High German bürsten, 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.

bürsten (German): to scrub; to clean a surface with a brush; to...

Definitions

  1. to scrub; to clean a surface with a brush; to...

Ancestry of “bürsten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbürsten—
2Old High Germanburstbristle
3Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
4Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →