Where does “borstvin” come from?

borstvin (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.

borstvin (Dutch): pectoral fin

Definitions

  1. pectoral fin

Ancestry of “borstvin”, step by step

borstvin 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 vin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvinfin
2Middle Dutchvinne—
3Old Dutchfinnafin
4Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

Words derived from “borstvin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →
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