*burstiz

Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᛊᛏᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbur.stiz/

noun · feminine · i-stem

Meanings

bristle

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰérs-ti-s ~ *bʰr̥s-téy-s, from *bʰers- (‘top, point’). Formed based on the oblique cases, given zero-grade form. Cognate with Latin fastīgium (‘peak, summit, top; sharp point’), Sanskrit भृष्टि (bhṛṣṭí) (bhṛṣṭí, ‘spike, point, top, corner, edge’). Related to *bruzdaz (‘point, spike, thorn’), *baraz (‘awn; spiky leaves; barley’), *bruskaz (‘scrub, undergrowth, underbrush; thicket, copse; sprout, shoot; twig’), and *barsaz (‘perch (fish)’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.burstizburstīz
Acc.burstįburstinz
Gen.burstīzburstijǫ̂
Dat.burstīburstimaz
Inst.burstīburstimiz
Voc.burstiburstīz

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Descendants

  • *borstā, *burstā, *bursti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *burstil (Proto-West Germanic)
  • *borstā, *burstā, *bursti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • byrst (Old English)
      • byrst, brust, bresse, brisse (Middle English)
        • byrst, byrs, birs (Scots)
  • *borstā, *burstā, *bursti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *berste (Old Frisian)
      • Bäärste (Saterland Frisian)
  • *borstā, *burstā, *bursti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *burst, bursta, borsta (Old High German)
      • burst, bürst, bürste, burste, borste (Middle High German)
        • Biaschtn (Bavarian)
        • Birscht, bèrschd (East Central German)
        • Bürste, Borste (German)
  • *borstā, *burstā, *bursti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *burst, bursta, borsta (Old High German)
      • burst, bürst, bürste, burste, borste (Middle High German)
        • Büesch, Böösch, Beerscht, Biescht, Buuscht (Central Franconian)
          • Biischt, Buuscht (Luxembourgish)
  • *borstā, *burstā, *bursti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *burst, bursta, *borsta (Old Saxon)
      • bōrst, bōrste, bȫrst, bȫrste (Middle Low German)
        • Bost, Böst, Büste, Büerste, Boarste, Buoste (Low German)
  • burst (Old Norse)
    • børste (Danish)
    • bust (Faroese)
    • burst (Icelandic)
  • burst (Old Norse)
    • borst (Old Swedish)
      • borst, borste (Swedish)
  • *bruscia (Vulgar Latin)
    • broche, broisse (Old French)
      • brusshe (Middle English)
        • brush (English)

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