Where does “abreest” come from?
abreest (Scots) comes from Scots a, from Middle English A, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
abreest (Scots): abreast, side by side
Definitions
- abreast, side by side
Ancestry of “abreest”, step by step
abreest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | a | a, an; Alternative form of a' |
| 2 | Middle English | A | — |
| 3 | Middle English | I | I (first-person singular subject pronoun) |
| 4 | Old English | iċ | I |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Scots breest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | breest | breast; perpendicular face cut in a moss; step or... |
| 2 | Middle English | brest | chest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;... |
| 3 | Old English | brēost | chest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | breust | breast, chest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | breustą | breast, chest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |