Where does “bröstkorg” come from?
bröstkorg (Swedish) comes from Swedish korg, from Old Swedish korgher, from Old Norse kǫrf, from Middle Low German korf, from Old Saxon korf, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
bröstkorg (Swedish): rib cage
Definitions
- rib cage
Ancestry of “bröstkorg”, step by step
bröstkorg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish korg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | korg | basket; Short for vagnskorg |
| 2 | Old Swedish | korgher | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kǫrf | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | korf | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | korf | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 7 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |