Where does “Brustwarze” come from?

Brustwarze (German) comes from German Brust, from Middle High German brust, from Old High German brūst, from Proto-West Germanic brust, from Proto-Germanic brusts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

Brustwarze (German): nipple, teat

Definitions

  1. nipple, teat

Ancestry of “Brustwarze”, step by step

Brustwarze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Brust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrustchest
2Middle High Germanbrust—
3Old High Germanbrūstbreast, chest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via German Warze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWarzewart
2Middle High Germanwarze—
3Old High Germanwarza—
4Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →
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