Where does “ברוסט” come from?

ברוסט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German brust, from Old High German brūst, from Proto-West Germanic brust, from Proto-Germanic brusts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

ברוסט (Yiddish): breast; brisket

Definitions

  1. breast; brisket

Ancestry of “ברוסט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrust—
2Old High Germanbrūstbreast, chest
3Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
4Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “ברוסט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →