Where does “briast” come from?

briast (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

Ancestry of “briast”, step by step

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

Words derived from “briast”

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