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Where does “brestuz” come from?

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

brestuz (Proto-Germanic): break; fracture; impairment; handicap

Definitions

  1. break; fracture; impairment; handicap

Ancestry of “brestuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “brestuz”

  • brest
  • brestur
  • öryggisbrestur
  • brestr
  • berste
  • bresti
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