Where does “brjóst” come from?

brjóst (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brjóst (Icelandic): one of a woman's breasts; breast; the front of...

Definitions

  1. one of a woman's breasts; breast; the front of...

Ancestry of “brjóst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
2Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “brjóst

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews-Every word from Proto-Germanic breustąEvery word from Old Norse brjóst