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Where does “intraburst” come from?

intraburst (English) comes from English burst, from Middle English bresten, from Old English berstan, from Proto-Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

intraburst (English): Within a burst

Definitions

  1. Within a burst

Ancestry of “intraburst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburstTo break from internal pressure; To cause to...
2Middle Englishbresten—
3Old Englishberstanto break, shatter, burst
4Proto-Germanic*brestan—
5Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
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