Where does “breostcofa” come from?

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

breostcofa (Old English): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “breostcofa”, step by step

breostcofa 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 cōfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōfachamber, inner room
2Proto-West Germanic*kobō—
3Proto-Germanickubôshed, hut; originally "wattle shed"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic breust →
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