Where does “borst” come from?

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

borst (Dutch): chest, thorax; breast

Definitions

  1. chest, thorax; breast

Ancestry of “borst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “borst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →