Where does “skurborste” come from?

skurborste (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.

skurborste (Swedish): a scrubbing brush

Definitions

  1. a scrubbing brush

Ancestry of “skurborste”, step by step

skurborste 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 skura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskurato scrub
2Old Frenchescurer—
3Medieval Latinscuro—
4Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
5Latincūracare, concern, thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →