Where does “brest” come from?

brest (Cornish) comes from Old English bræs, from Proto-Germanic brasnaz, from Proto-Germanic brasō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

brest (Cornish): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “brest”, step by step

brest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bræs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbræsore; brass or bronze
2Proto-Germanicbrasnazbrazen
3Proto-Germanicbrasōgleed, crackling coal; fire, pyre
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

via Middle Cornish brest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishbrest—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasnaz →