Where does “byrst” come from?

byrst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brestuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

byrst (Old English): bristle; loss, defect, failure; injury

Definitions

  1. bristle; loss, defect, failure; injury

Ancestry of “byrst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrestuzbreak; fracture; impairment; handicap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “byrst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestuz →