Where does “ברוסטקאַסטן” come from?

ברוסטקאַסטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ברוסט, 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.

ברוסטקאַסטן (Yiddish): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “ברוסטקאַסטן”, step by step

ברוסטקאַסטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ברוסט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברוסטbreast; brisket
2Middle High Germanbrust—
3Old High Germanbrūstbreast, chest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Yiddish קאַסטן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקאַסטןbox
2Old High Germankastobox, case
3Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
4Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brusts →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brust →
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