Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōaną

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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]

An o-grade intensive, Pre-Germanic *bʰroh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*brōaną

  1. to singe, warm, brew

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

The attested descendants are weak, but the Germanic verb was likely originally strong.

Further reading[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN