Where does “bröstmjölk” come from?

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

bröstmjölk (Swedish): breast milk

Definitions

  1. breast milk

Ancestry of “bröstmjölk”, step by step

bröstmjölk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bröst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbröstbreast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a...
2Old Swedishbrystbreast
3Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
4Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Swedish mjölk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjölkmilk
2Old Swedishmiolkmilk
3Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
4Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Norse brjóst →