Where does “badborste” come from?

badborste (Swedish) comes from Swedish borste, from Old Swedish borst, 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.

badborste (Swedish): bath-brush

Definitions

  1. bath-brush

Ancestry of “badborste”, step by step

badborste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish borste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishborstebrush, broom
2Old Swedishborst
3Old Norseburstbristle
4Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
5Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Swedish bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbada bath, the act of bathing; a bath, a place for...
2Old Swedishbädhbath
3Old Norsebeðrbolster, bedding
4Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís
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