Where does “tebrestan” come from?
tebrestan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
tebrestan (Old Saxon): to tear up
Ancestry of “tebrestan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | brestan | to burst |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *brestan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |