Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brutjōną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely from *brutjô (distributor, donor, giver) +‎ *-ōną. Closely related to the strong verb *breutaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrut.jɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*brutjōną[1]

  1. to divide, distribute

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bruttjōn
    • Old English: bryttian, bryttan
  • Old Norse: brytja

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brutjōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 36