Where does “Broscht” come from?

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

Broscht (Luxembourgish): chest; breast; bust, bosom

Definitions

  1. chest; breast; bust, bosom

Ancestry of “Broscht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrūstbreast, chest
2Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
3Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “Broscht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →