Where does “borstmelk” come from?

borstmelk (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.

borstmelk (Dutch): breast milk

Definitions

  1. breast milk

Ancestry of “borstmelk”, step by step

borstmelk 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 melk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmelkmilk; Various resembling 'milky' juices, as...
2Middle Dutchmelcmilk
3Old Dutchmiluk—
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →