Where does “bryst” come from?
bryst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
bryst (Norwegian Bokmål): a chest; a breast
Ancestry of “bryst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | brjóst | breast; person, personality; front |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | breustą | breast, chest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
Words derived from “bryst”