Where does “brust” come from?

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

Ancestry of “brust”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brust”

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