bersten

to burst

Frequency

41k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

grache

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

springe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verglepfe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

vergnelle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verpfupfe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɛʁstən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bresten, from Old High German brestan, 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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