Where does “borstbeeld” come from?

borstbeeld (Dutch) comes 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.

borstbeeld (Dutch): bust

Definitions

  1. bust

Ancestry of “borstbeeld”, step by step

borstbeeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch borst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Dutch beeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeeldimage; statue, sculpture; impression, idea
2Middle Dutchbēeldesculpture
3Old Dutchbilithi—
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →
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