Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *brestaną (with e-r metathesis in West Germanic), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to burst, break, crack, split, separate).

Cognate with Old Frisian bersta (West Frisian boarste), Old Saxon brestan (Low German basten), Dutch bersten, barsten, Old High German brestan German bersten), Old Norse bresta (Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste, Swedish brista).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈber.stɑn/, [ˈberˠ.stɑn]

Verb edit

berstan

  1. to break, shatter, burst

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: bresten, bersten