Where does “basten” come from?

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

basten (Low German): to burst, explode

Definitions

  1. to burst, explode

Ancestry of “basten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbarsten—
2Middle Low Germanbersten—
3Old Saxonbrestanto burst
4Proto-West Germanic*brestanto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
5Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brestan →