barsten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbɑrstə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to burst, split completely
  • (intransitive) to crack, break partially
  • (intransitive) to suffer and/or break under emotional pressure
  • (intransitive) To urge, be near emotional eruption

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bersten inherited from Old Dutch brestan inherited from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (burst, break, rupture) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (burst, break, crack, separate, split).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰres-

Gloss

burst, break, crack, separate, split

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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