Where does “breastbone” come from?

Breastbone comes from Middle English brust-bon and Old English brēostbān, a compound of brēost (breast) and bān (bone).

breastbone (English): The central narrow bone in the front of the...

Definitions

  1. The central narrow bone in the front of the...

Ancestry of “breastbone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrust-bon
2Old Englishbrēostbānbreastbone
Every word from Old English brēostbānEvery word from Middle English brust-bon