Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brakǭ

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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]

*brakǭ f[1]

  1. a bush, branch

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stemDeclension of *brakǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brakǭ *brakōniz
vocative *brakǭ *brakōniz
accusative *brakōnų *brakōnunz
genitive *brakōniz *brakōnǫ̂
dative *brakōni *brakōmaz
instrumental *brakōnē *brakōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brakā
  • Old Norse: *braka

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brakōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 54