Etymology

brisket

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Today it means: The chest of an animal. Full definition →

Middle English brusket ← Old Danish bryske ← Old Norse brjósk
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brisket · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*briuskiz
  2. Old Norse · derived frombrjósk
  3. Old Danish · derived frombryske“cartilage, gristle”
  4. Middle English · inherited frombrusket
  5. English todaybrisket

From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk.

Brisket · proper noun2

An alteration of Bridget. Originated after an anonymous post on Tumblr stating that a friend who does not play the game became obsessed with the character but kept on unknowingly calling her “Brisket” was widely shared.

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