Where does “brjóst” come from?

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

brjóst (Old Norse): breast; person, personality; front

Definitions

  1. breast; person, personality; front

Ancestry of “brjóst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brjóst”

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