Where does “berste” come from?

berste (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bresti, from Proto-Germanic brestuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

berste (Middle Dutch): crack, defect; lack, want, need

Definitions

  1. crack, defect; lack, want, need

Ancestry of “berste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbresti—
2Proto-Germanicbrestuzbreak; fracture; impairment; handicap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestuz →Every word from Old Dutch bresti →
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