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Where does “burst” come from?

burst (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

burst (Old Norse): bristle

Definitions

  1. bristle

Ancestry of “burst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
2Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “burst”

  • badborste
  • tandborste
  • borste
  • burst
  • borst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →