Where does “børsterpaa” come from?

børsterpaa (Greenlandic) comes from Danish børste, from Icelandic bursti, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

børsterpaa (Greenlandic): brushes it

Definitions

  1. brushes it

Ancestry of “børsterpaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbørstebristle; a brush; rough
2Icelandicburstibrush
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 →
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