barsten

barst

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑrstə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch bersten, barsten, from metathesis of Old Dutch brestan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).

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