Where does “berstan” come from?

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

berstan (Old English): to break, shatter, burst

Definitions

  1. to break, shatter, burst

Ancestry of “berstan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “berstan”

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