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
- breast; perpendicular face cut in a moss; step or...
Ancestry of “breest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brest | chest, thorax; The breast in several contexts;... |
| 2 | Old English | brēost | chest |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | breust | breast, chest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | breustą | breast, chest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
Words derived from “breest”