Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/breutan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *breutaną.

Verb

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*breutan

  1. to destroy, to crush

Inflection

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Strong class 2
Infinitive *breutan
1st sg. past *braut
3rd pl. past *brutun
Past ptcple *brotan
Infinitive *breutan
Genitive infin. *breutannjas
Dative infin. *breutannjē
Instrum. infin. *breutannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *breutu *braut
2nd singular *briutiʀi *brutī
3rd singular *briutidi *braut
1st plural *breutum *brutum
2nd plural *briutid *brutud
3rd plural *breutand *brutun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *breutē *brutī
2nd singular *breutēs *brutī
3rd singular *breutē *brutī
1st plural *breutēm *brutīm
2nd plural *breutēþ *brutīd
3rd plural *breutēn *brutīn
Imperative Present
Singular *briut
Plural *briutid
Present Past
Participle *breutandī *brotan

Descendants

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  • Old English: brēotan
  • Old High German: *briozan