Where does “borstel” come from?

borstel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch burstil, from Proto-Germanic burstilaz.

borstel (Middle Dutch): hair of a pig, bristle

Definitions

  1. hair of a pig, bristle

Ancestry of “borstel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchburstilbristle, prickle
2Proto-Germanicburstilaz—

Words derived from “borstel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic burstilaz →Every word from Old Dutch burstil →