Where does “*brestan” come from?

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

*brestan (Proto-West Germanic): to burst, break, sunder, split, crack

Definitions

  1. to burst, break, sunder, split, crack

Ancestry of “*brestan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*brestan”

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