Where does “Putenbrust” come from?

Putenbrust (German) comes from German brūst, 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.

Putenbrust (German): turkey breast

Definitions

  1. turkey breast

Ancestry of “Putenbrust”, step by step

Putenbrust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brūst

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

via German Pute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPutefemale turkey; turkey
2Middle Low Germanpūte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →