Where does “bersten” come from?

bersten (German) comes from Middle High German bresten, from Old High German brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

bersten (German): to burst

Definitions

  1. to burst

Ancestry of “bersten”, step by step

bersten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bresten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbresten
2Old High Germanbrestanto burst
3Proto-West Germanic*brestanto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

via Old Saxon brestan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbrestanto burst

Words derived from “bersten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑Every word from Proto-Germanic brestanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *brestan