Where does “bresten” come from?

bresten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

Ancestry of “bresten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrestanto burst
2Proto-West Germanic*brestanto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
3Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “bresten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brestan →