Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bursti

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burstiz.

Noun

*bursti f

bristle

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bursti
Genitive	*burstī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bursti	*burstī
Accusative	*bursti	*burstī
Genitive	*burstī	*burstijō
Dative	*burstī	burstim, burstijum
Instrumental	*burstī	burstim, burstijum

Alternative forms

*burstā, *borstā

Derived terms

*burstil

Descendants

Old English: byrst
- Middle English: byrst, brust, bresse, brisse
  - Scots: byrst, byrs, birs
Old Frisian: *berste
- Saterland Frisian: Bäärste
Old Saxon: *burst (< *bursti); bursta, *borsta (< *burstā, *borstā)
- Middle Low German: bōrst, bōrste, bȫrst, bȫrste (both etyma are graphically indistinguishable)
  - German Low German: Bost, Böst, Büste, Büerste; (Westphalian forms with certain Old Saxon -o-) Boarste, Buoste
Old High German: *burst (< *bursti, attested as plural pursti, burste); bursta, borsta (< *burstā, *borstā)
- Middle High German: burst, bürst, bürste; burste, borste
  - Bavarian: Biaschtn
  - Central Franconian: Büesch, Böösch, Beerscht, Biescht; Buuscht
    - Hunsrik: Berst
    - Luxembourgish: Biischt (“brush”); Buuscht (“hair”)
  - East Central German: (Erzgebirge) Birscht, bèrschd
  - German: Bürste (“brush”); Borste (“bristle”)