Where does “brystsmerte” come from?

brystsmerte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bryst, from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brystsmerte (Norwegian Nynorsk): chest pain

Definitions

  1. chest pain

Ancestry of “brystsmerte”, step by step

brystsmerte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bryst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrysta chest; a breast
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Norwegian Nynorsk smerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmertean ache; a pain
2Middle Low Germansmerte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Norse brjóst →