Where does “breostcearu” come from?

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

breostcearu (Old English): anxiety, sorrow

Definitions

  1. anxiety, sorrow

Ancestry of “breostcearu”, step by step

breostcearu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English brēost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrēostchest
2Proto-West Germanicbreustbreast, chest
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Old English ċearu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċearucare, concern, anxiety, sorrow, grief, trouble;...
2Proto-Germanickarōcomplaint, lament, grievance, moan; worry,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic breust →