Where does “brestan” come from?
brestan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
brestan (Old High German): to burst
Ancestry of “brestan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *brestan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |
Words derived from “brestan”