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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhrest-, -zd-
Meaning: to separate, to burst
Baltic: *brazd-a- c., *brazd-u- adj.
Germanic: *brist-a- vb., *brast-ō- vb.
Russ. meaning: отслаиваться, лопаться
References: Fraenkel 55
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *brazd-a- c., *brazd-u- adj.
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: brãza-s, brãzda-s 'Splint, Weissholz, Saft unter der Baumrinde, die unmittelbar unter der Rinde liegende saftige Holzschicht', brazdù- 'saftig'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *bristan- vb., *brastōn- vb.
Meaning: break, burst
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: { bresta }
Old English: berstan
Old High German: { brastōn }
Middle High German: brasteln, prasteln, brasten 'prasseln'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 298
Root: bhres-
English meaning: to break
German meaning: `bersten, brechen' und `krachen, prasseln' (wie beim Brechen)
Material: Mir. brosc, broscar m. `Lärm'; vgl. auch blosc unter bhlos-q-;

    ahd. brestan `bersten, brechen', unpers. `mangeln, gebrechen', ags. berstan ds., aisl. bersta `bersten, krachen'; ahd. brest(o) `Gebrechen', nhd. Gebresten; ahd. brust `Bruch, Nachteil', ags. byrst m. `Schaden'; ahd. brastōn `prasseln', aisl. brasta `lärmen, prahlen'; ohne -t- norw. bras n. `das Prasseln, Reisholz'; mit -k-: norw. brisk `Wacholder'; mhd. braschen `krachen, schreien, prahlen';

    lit. braškéti usw., s. unter bhreĝ-1.

References: WP. I 206.
Pages: 169
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