Where does “hudbristning” come from?

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

hudbristning (Swedish): a stretch mark

Definitions

  1. a stretch mark

Ancestry of “hudbristning”, step by step

hudbristning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bristning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbristninga breaking, a bursting
2Swedishbristato break
3Old Swedishbristato break, burst
4Old Norsebrestato break, burst
5Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

via Swedish hud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhudskin
2Old Swedishhuþskin; hide
3Old Norsehúðskin
4Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →