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Where does “tandborste” come from?

tandborste (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.

tandborste (Swedish): toothbrush

Definitions

  1. toothbrush

Ancestry of “tandborste”, step by step

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