Where does “stålbørste” come from?

stålbørste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål børste, from German Bürste, from Middle High German bürste, 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.

stålbørste (Norwegian Bokmål): a wire brush

Definitions

  1. a wire brush

Ancestry of “stålbørste”, step by step

stålbørste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål børste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbørstea brush; to brush
2GermanBürstebrush
3Middle High Germanbürste
4Old High Germanburstbristle
5Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
6Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Norwegian Bokmål stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstålsteel
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís