Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/broþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bruþą.

Noun

*broþ n

1. broth

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*broþ
Genitive	*broþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*broþ	*broþu
Accusative	*broþ	*broþu
Genitive	*broþas	*broþō
Dative	*broþē	*broþum
Instrumental	*broþu	*broþum

Descendants

• Old English: broþ
  • Middle English: broth
    • English: broth
      • → Scottish Gaelic: brot
    • Scots: broth
• Old Saxon: broth
  • Middle Low German: brot
• Old High German: brod, prod
  • Middle High German: brod
    • Cimbrian: bröode
    • German: Brod
    • Luxembourgish: Britt
• → Late Latin: brodium (see there for further descendants)
• → Vulgar Latin: *brodum (“broth, stew”)
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *brodiculāre (“to jumble together”)
    • Anglo-Norman: broiller
      • → Middle English: broilen
        • English: broil
        • Scots: brulyie