Where does “bors” come from?

bors (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch borst, from Middle Dutch borst, from Old Dutch brust, from Proto-West Germanic brust, from Proto-Germanic brusts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

bors (Afrikaans): chest; breast

Definitions

  1. chest; breast

Ancestry of “bors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “bors”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →