Where does “klesbørste” come from?
klesbørste (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
klesbørste (Norwegian Nynorsk): a clothes brush
Definitions
- a clothes brush
Ancestry of “klesbørste”, step by step
klesbørste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk børste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | børste | a brush; to brush |
| 2 | German | Bürste | brush |
| 3 | Middle High German | bürste | — |
| 4 | Old High German | burst | bristle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Norwegian Nynorsk klede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | klede | a cloth; clothes |
| 2 | Old Norse | klæði | — |
| 3 | Old Frisian | klāth | cloth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |