Where does “boarst” come from?

boarst (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian briast, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

boarst (West Frisian): chest; breast

Definitions

  1. chest; breast

Ancestry of “boarst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbriast—
2Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Frisian briast →
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