Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braką
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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]
From *brekaną (“to break”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*braką n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *braką (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *braką | *brakō | |
| vocative | *braką | *brakō | |
| accusative | *braką | *brakō | |
| genitive | *brakas, *brakis | *brakǫ̂ | |
| dative | *brakai | *brakamaz | |
| instrumental | *brakō | *brakamiz | |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: bræc
- Old Saxon: *brak
- Middle Low German: brak
- Old High German: *brah
- Middle High German: brach
- Old Norse: brak
- Icelandic: brak
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brakan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53