Where does “brestr” come from?

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

brestr (Old Norse): chink, crack; want, loss, lack

Definitions

  1. chink, crack; want, loss, lack

Ancestry of “brestr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brestr”

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