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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

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
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