Where does “brēost” come from?

brēost (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic breust, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

brēost (Old English): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “brēost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbreustbreast, chest
2Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “brēost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic breust →
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