Where does “borsvoeding” come from?

borsvoeding (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans borsvoed, from Afrikaans bors, 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.

borsvoeding (Afrikaans): breastfeeding

Definitions

  1. breastfeeding

Ancestry of “borsvoeding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansborsvoedto breastfeed
2Afrikaansborschest; breast
3Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
4Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
5Old Dutchbrustchest
6Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
7Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →