Where does “bersten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bersten”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	berstan	to break, shatter, burst
2	Proto-Germanic	*brestan	—
3	Proto-Germanic	brestaną	to burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰres‑	to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “bersten”

burst
blockbuster
buster
sunburst
starburst
cloudburst
bursty
burstiness
microburst
burster
bost
airburst
rockburst
sodbuster
interburst
downburst
trustbuster
bursteth
broncobuster
budburst
unburst
cloudbuster
ghostbuster
inburst

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →

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