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Borrowed from Middle Low Germanvrōkost (cf. Swedishfrukost “breakfast,” and also the German older term Frühkost “breakfast,” literally “early food”). The initial cluster was changed from vr to br to conform to Latvian patterns; the final ost changed to ast perhaps under the influence of words like mielasts(“feast”).[1]
uz balta galda jau bija noliktas brokastis: piens jaunā māla krūzē, miežu plācenis, gabals dzintardzeltena medus ― on the white table breakfast was already set: a new clay jug of milk, barley cakes, some amber-yellow honey
Mikiņš piecēlās ļoti agri... žigli nomazgājies, paēda brokastis, silti saģērbās un izgāja pagalmā ― Mikiņš got up very early... he quickly bathed, ate breakfast, dressed warmly and went out to the yard
Andrs skatījās uz kalnu, aiz kura mājas skursteņa gals bija redzams... plāns dūmu stabiņš rādīja, ka brokastīs būs kaut kas silts ― Andrs looked at the mountain, behind which the tip of the house chimneys were visible... the thin column of smoke showed that there would be something warm for (lit. at) breakfast
