The English word breast derives from the Old English word brēost ('breast, bosom') from Proto-Germanic *breustam (breast), from the Proto-Indo-European base *bhreus– (to swell, to sprout). [4] The breast spelling conforms to the Scottish and North English dialectal pronunciations. [5] The Merriam-Webster Dictionary states that "Middle English brest, [comes] from Old English brēost; akin to ... More @Wikipedia
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