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Where does “hárbursti” come from?

hárbursti (Icelandic) comes 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.

hárbursti (Icelandic): hairbrush

Definitions

  1. hairbrush

Ancestry of “hárbursti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicburstibrush
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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