Where does “kippenborst” come from?
kippenborst (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.
kippenborst (Dutch): chicken breast; pigeon chest
Definitions
- chicken breast; pigeon chest
Ancestry of “kippenborst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | borst | chest, thorax; breast |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | borst | chest; breast |
| 3 | Old Dutch | brust | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brust | breast, chest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brusts | breast, chest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |