bersten
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to burst, to break apart
- to come forth, to arise
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch brestan inherited from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (burst, break, rupture).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brestaną
Gloss
burst, break, rupture
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barsten Dutch, Flemish
- barstig Dutch, Flemish
- losbarsten Dutch, Flemish
- openbarsten Dutch, Flemish
- uitbarsten Dutch, Flemish
- weerbarstig Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰres- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰrest- Proto-Indo-European
- *brestaną Proto-Germanic
- *brustanaz Proto-Germanic
- berstan Old English
- bresta Old Norse
- briste Danish
- brestan Old High German
- brestan Old Dutch
- farbrestan Old Dutch
- brestan Old Saxon
- *bristan Frankish
- *bristijan Frankish
- bersta Old Frisian