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Where does “breastless” come from?

breastless (English) comes from English breast, from Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic breust, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

breastless (English): Without a breast or breasts; flat-chested

Definitions

  1. Without a breast or breasts; flat-chested

Ancestry of “breastless”, 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 “breastless”

  • breastlessness
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