Where does “ブレスト” come from?
ブレスト (Japanese) comes from English breast, from Middle English brest, from Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic breust, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
ブレスト (Japanese): a breast; breaststroke; Clipping of ブレインストーミング
Definitions
- a breast; breaststroke; Clipping of ブレインストーミング
Ancestry of “ブレスト”, step by step
ブレスト traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English breast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breast | Either of the two organs on the front of a female... |
| 2 | Middle English | brest | chest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;... |
| 3 | Old English | brēost | chest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | breust | breast, chest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | breustą | breast, chest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
via French Brest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Brest | on the border with Poland |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | brixs | hill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Belarusian Брэст
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | Брэст | — |