Where does “bursten” come from?

bursten (Middle English) comes from Old English borsten, from Proto-Germanic brustanaz, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

Ancestry of “bursten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishborsten—
2Proto-Germanicbrustanaz—
3Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “bursten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brustanaz →