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Where does “briste” come from?

briste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish briste, from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

briste (Norwegian Bokmål): to burst; to break; to snap; to fail; to crack;...

Definitions

  1. to burst; to break; to snap; to fail; to crack;...

Ancestry of “briste”, step by step

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