Where does “ibursten” come from?

ibursten (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 “ibursten”, step by step

ibursten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English borsten

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

via Old English ġeborsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeborsten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑Every word from Proto-Germanic brestanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic brustanaz