Where does “bröstsim” come from?

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

bröstsim (Swedish): breaststroke

Definitions

  1. breaststroke

Ancestry of “bröstsim”, step by step

bröstsim 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 sim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsimswim
2Swedishsimmato swim; to take a bath, to bathe
3Old Norsesvimmato swim
4Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
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