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Where does “brustanaz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “brustanaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “brustanaz”

  • bursten
  • burstenness
  • bursten
  • ibursten
  • ġeborsten
  • borsten
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