Where does “borstvoeding” come from?

borstvoeding (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.

borstvoeding (Dutch): breast feeding; breast milk

Definitions

  1. breast feeding; breast milk

Ancestry of “borstvoeding”, step by step

borstvoeding 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 voeding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoedingfood (for people), diet
2Middle Dutchvoedinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →