Where does “bres” come from?

bres (Middle English) comes from Old English bræs, from Proto-Germanic brasnaz, from Proto-Germanic brasō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

Ancestry of “bres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbræsore; brass or bronze
2Proto-Germanicbrasnazbrazen
3Proto-Germanicbrasōgleed, crackling coal; fire, pyre
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasnaz →