Where does “uitbarsting” come from?
uitbarsting (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitbarsten, from Dutch barsten, from Middle Dutch bersten, from Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
uitbarsting (Dutch): eruption, outburst
Ancestry of “uitbarsting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | uitbarsten | to burst out, erupt |
| 2 | Dutch | barsten | to burst, split completely; to crack, break... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bersten | to burst, to break apart; to come forth, to arise |
| 4 | Old Dutch | brestan | to burst; to be missing |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brestan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |