Where does “brestan” come from?

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

brestan (Old Saxon): to burst

Definitions

  1. to burst

Ancestry of “brestan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brestan”

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