Where does “bersten” come from?

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

bersten (Middle Dutch): to burst, to break apart; to come forth, to arise

Definitions

  1. to burst, to break apart; to come forth, to arise

Ancestry of “bersten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbrestanto burst; to be missing
2Proto-West Germanic*brestanto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
3Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “bersten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →