Where does “brista” come from?

brista (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish brista, from Old Norse bresta, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

brista (Swedish): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “brista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbristato break, burst
2Old Norsebrestato break, burst
3Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “brista”

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