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

  1. Having a breast, or breasts; Having a specified...

Ancestry of “breasted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreastEither of the two organs on the front of a female...
2Middle Englishbrestchest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;...
3Old Englishbrēostchest
4Proto-West Germanicbreustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “breasted”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →