Where does “brystholder” come from?

brystholder (Danish) comes from Danish holder, from Danish -er, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

brystholder (Danish): bra, brassiere

Definitions

  1. bra, brassiere

Ancestry of “brystholder”, step by step

brystholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish holder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishholderholder; present tense of holde
2Danish-erForms agent nouns from verbs, with the sense...
3Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Danish bryst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrystchest, breast; breast
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Danish -er →