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Where does “breestbane” come from?

breestbane (Scots) comes from Middle English brust-bon, from Old English brēostbān — breastbone.

breestbane (Scots): breastbone

Definitions

  1. breastbone

Ancestry of “breestbane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrust-bon—
2Old Englishbrēostbānbreastbone
Every word from Old English brēostbān →