Where does “breest” come from?

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

breest (Scots): breast; perpendicular face cut in a moss; step or...

Definitions

  1. breast; perpendicular face cut in a moss; step or...

Ancestry of “breest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrestchest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;...
2Old Englishbrēostchest
3Proto-West Germanicbreustbreast, chest
4Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “breest”

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