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

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

Words derived from “bursten”

bursten
burstenness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →

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