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