Where does “børste” come from?

børste (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

børste (Norwegian Nynorsk): a brush; to brush

Definitions

  1. a brush; to brush

Ancestry of “børste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBürstebrush
2Middle High Germanbürste—
3Old High Germanburstbristle
4Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
5Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “børste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →