Where does “breasted” come from?
Breasted comes from Middle English -ed, Old Norse brestr, Proto-Germanic brestuz, Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥stís, bʰrews-, and bʰers-, a root meaning to burst or break.
breasted (English): Having a breast, or breasts; Having a specified...
Definitions
- Having a breast, or breasts; Having a specified...
Ancestry of “breasted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | breast | Either of the two organs on the front of a female... |
| 2 | Middle English | brest | chest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;... |
| 3 | Old English | brēost | chest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | breust | breast, chest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | breustą | breast, chest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |