Where does “borstkas” come from?

borstkas (Dutch) comes from Dutch kas, from Middle Dutch casse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

borstkas (Dutch): chest, thorax, ribcage

Definitions

  1. chest, thorax, ribcage

Ancestry of “borstkas”, step by step

borstkas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkasA greenhouse; A public or private entity, mainly...
2Middle Dutchcasse
3Old Frenchcassecase
4Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
5Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
6Catalancaixabox; savings bank
7Old Catalancaixabox
8Old Occitancaissa
9LatinCapsaGafsa
10Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
11Proto-Italickapiōtake
12Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
13Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
14Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Dutch borst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō