Where does “borst” come from?

borst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch brust, from Proto-West Germanic brust, from Proto-Germanic brusts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

borst (Middle Dutch): chest; breast

Definitions

  1. chest; breast

Ancestry of “borst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “borst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →