Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*bʰrews-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews-, most common first.
- browseTo scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
- breastEither of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
- bruiseTo strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.