Where does “brestan” come from?

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

brestan (Old Dutch): to burst; to be missing

Definitions

  1. to burst; to be missing

Ancestry of “brestan”, step by step

brestan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *brestan

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

via West Germanic *brestan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*brestan—

Words derived from “brestan”

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