Where does “bröst” come from?

bröst (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish bryst, from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

bröst (Swedish): breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a...

Definitions

  1. breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a...

Ancestry of “bröst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbrystbreast
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “bröst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Norse brjóst →