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Where does “borst” come from?

borst (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse burst, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Ancestry of “borst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseburstbristle
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “borst”

  • tandborste
  • borste
  • badborste
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