Where does “brūst” come from?
brūst (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “brūst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | brust | — |
| 2 | Old High German | brūst | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | brust | breast, chest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brusts | breast, chest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |