Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brusts

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, blow, inflate”). Cognate with *breustą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brusts/

Noun

*brusts f

breast, chest

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *brusts (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brusts	*brustiz
vocative	*brust	*brustiz
accusative	*brustų	*brustunz
genitive	*brustiz	*brustǫ̂
dative	*brusti	*brustumaz
instrumental	*brustē	*brustumiz

Synonyms

*breustą

Descendants

Old Frisian: brust, burst, borst
- North Frisian: borst
- Saterland Frisian: Brust
Old Saxon: *brust, *burst
- Middle Low German: borst
  - German Low German: Borst, Bost
  - Plautdietsch: Brost
Old Dutch: *brust, *burst
- Middle Dutch: borst
  - Dutch: borst
Old High German: brust
- Middle High German: brust
  - German: Brust
  - Luxembourgish: Broscht
  - Vilamovian: brust
  - Yiddish: ברוסט‎ (brust)
Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (brusts)