Etymology Explorer › Greenlandic

Where does “børstiliortoq” come from?

børstiliortoq (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.

børstiliortoq (Greenlandic): brushmaker

Definitions

  1. brushmaker

Ancestry of “børstiliortoq”, 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- →