Where does “bróstmøði” come from?

bróstmøði (Faroese) comes from Faroese bróst, from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

bróstmøði (Faroese): The chronic respiratory disease asthma

Definitions

  1. The chronic respiratory disease asthma

Ancestry of “bróstmøði”, step by step

bróstmøði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bróst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebróstchest; breast
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Faroese møði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemøðitiredness, fatigue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Norse brjóst →