bersten

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛʁstən/

“bersten” is a German word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to burst

Etymology

From Middle High German brësten, from Old High German brëstan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną. The modern form is from Middle Low German with metathesis of -r- from Old Saxon brestan (compare Bernstein, Born). Cognate with Dutch barsten, English burst, Old Norse bresta (whence Danish briste, Norwegian Bokmål briste and Swedish brista).

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