bristle
English
/ˈbɹɪs.l̩/, /ˈbɹʌs.l̩/
noun
Definitions
- A stiff or coarse hair.
- The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bristil inherited from Old English byrst (bristle) inherited from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (bristle) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís suf from English brust.
Origin
English
brust
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abristle English
- barszcz English
- bill English
- bird English
- bristlebill English
- bristlebird English
- bristlecone English
- bristled English
- bristlegrass English
- bristlehead English
- bristleless English
- bristlelike English
- bristlemouth English
- bristler English
- bristlet English
- bristletail English
- bristliness English
- bristly English
- brust English
- cone English
- fastigium English
- grass English
- head English
- mouth English
- nanobristle English
- tail English
- unbristled English
- *bruscia Latin
- *brustia Latin
- bruscia, *brustia Latin
- fastigium Latin
- reburrus Latin
- Borste German
- Fühlerborste German
- Orbitalborste German
- borstig German
- afwasborstel Dutch, Flemish
- borstel Dutch, Flemish
- borstelen Dutch, Flemish
- borstelig Dutch, Flemish
- haarborstel Dutch, Flemish
- nagelborstel Dutch, Flemish
- toiletborstel Dutch, Flemish
- wc-borstel Dutch, Flemish
- rebours French
- hastial Spanish, Castilian
- *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰr̥stís Proto-Indo-European
- *burstiz Proto-Germanic
- Barszczak Polish
- barszcz Polish
- barszczyk Polish
- byrst Old English
- भृष्टि Sanskrit
- bristil Middle English
- bristled Middle English
- bristli Middle English
- burre Middle English
- burst Old Norse
- *bъrščь Proto-Slavic
- burst Icelandic
- borstel Middle Dutch
- burst Old High German
- burste Middle High German
- Buuscht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *farstjagjom Proto-Italic
- *bʰr̥ṣṭíṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
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- βρουτσίν gkm