Where does “berbrjósta” come from?

berbrjósta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ber, from Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

berbrjósta (Icelandic): topless, bare-breasted a woman not wearing clothes above the waist

Definitions

  1. topless, bare-breasted a woman not wearing clothes above the waist

Ancestry of “berbrjósta”, step by step

berbrjósta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicberbare; bare, naked; uncovered
2Old Norseberberry
3Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via Icelandic brjóst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrjóstone of a woman's breasts; breast; the front of...
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją