Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūkaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to make use of”). Cognate with Latin fruor (“enjoy”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*brūkaną
- to make use of, employ, use, consume
- Synonym: *neutaną
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *brūkaną (weak suffixless)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *brūkan
- Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (brūkjan)
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀrūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 60