Where does “stålbørste” come from?

stålbørste (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.

stålbørste (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk børste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbørstea 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 Nynorsk stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstålsteel
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-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →
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