Where does “bresta” come from?

bresta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

bresta (Icelandic): to burst, to break; to lack, want for, experience...

Definitions

  1. to burst, to break; to lack, want for, experience...

Ancestry of “bresta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrestato break, burst
2Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestaną →Every word from Old Norse bresta →
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