Where does “грудь” come from?

грудь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic грѫдь, from Proto-Slavic grǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

грудь (Russian): chest; breast, bosom; thorax

Definitions

  1. chest; breast, bosom; thorax

Ancestry of “грудь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгрѫдь—
2Proto-Slavicgrǫdьbreast
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash

Words derived from “грудь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic grǫdь →Every word from Old East Slavic грѫдь →