Old English berstan

← Danish briste (cognate)

← German bersten (cognate)

← West Frisian boarste (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *brestaną (inherited)

← Old High German brestan (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (derived)

← Norwegian Bokmål briste (cognate)

← Low German basten (cognate)

← Dutch bersten (cognate)

← Dutch barsten (mention)

← Old Norse bresta (cognate)

← Old Frisian bersta (cognate)

← Old Saxon brestan (cognate)

← Swedish brista (cognate)

→ English burst (derived)

→ English debris (cognate)

→ Old English forberstan (prefix)

→ Old English toberstan (affix)

→ Old English byrst (link)

→ Old French brisier (cognate)

→ Old Irish brisid (cognate)