Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brautijaną

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

Etymology

From *breutaną (“to destroy, crush, break”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑu̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brautijaną

1. (transitive) to break
2. (transitive) to make changes, alter

Inflection

Conjugation of *brautijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*brautijō	*brautijaų	—	*brautijai	?
2nd singular	*brautīsi	*brautijais	*brautī	*brautijasai	*brautijaisau
3rd singular	*brautīþi	*brautijai	*brautijaþau	*brautijaþai	*brautijaiþau
1st dual	*brautijōs	*brautijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*brautijaþiz	*brautijaiþiz	*brautijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*brautijamaz	*brautijaim	—	*brautijanþai	*brautijainþau
2nd plural	*brautīþ	*brautijaiþ	*brautīþ	*brautijanþai	*brautijainþau
3rd plural	*brautijanþi	*brautijain	*brautijanþau	*brautijanþai	*brautijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*brautidǭ	*brautidēdį̄
2nd singular	*brautidēz	*brautidēdīz
3rd singular	*brautidē	*brautidēdī
1st dual	*brautidēdū	*brautidēdīw
2nd dual	*brautidēdudiz	*brautidēdīdiz
1st plural	*brautidēdum	*brautidēdīm
2nd plural	*brautidēdud	*brautidēdīd
3rd plural	*brautidēdun	*brautidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*brautijandz	*brautidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *brautijan
  • Old English: brīetan, brȳtan
    • Middle English: breten, bruten
• Old Norse: breyta
  • Icelandic: breyta