Where does “bristan” come from?

bristan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

bristan (Frankish): to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...

Definitions

  1. to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...

Ancestry of “bristan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “bristan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestaną →