Where does “Brust” come from?

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

Brust (Hunsrik): chest; breast

Definitions

  1. chest; breast

Ancestry of “Brust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrūstbreast, chest
2Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
3Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →