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
Ancestry of “bersten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bresten | — |
| 2 | Old High German | brestan | to burst |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *brestan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |