Where does “bryst” come from?

bryst (Danish) comes from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

bryst (Danish): chest, breast; breast

Definitions

  1. chest, breast; breast

Ancestry of “bryst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
2Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “bryst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Norse brjóst →
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