Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bruttjō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brutjô, from *brutōną (“to break, divide”) (whence Old Norse brytja (“to chop”), and Old English bryttian (“to divide into pieces”)) + *-jô. Equivalent to *brutōn (“to divide”) +‎ *-jō. Cognate with Old Norse bryti (“steward, bailiff”).

Noun

*bruttjō m

1. divider, dispenser

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bruttjō
Genitive	*bruttjini, *bruttjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bruttjō	*bruttjan
Accusative	*bruttjan	*bruttjan
Genitive	*bruttjini, *bruttjan	*bruttjanō
Dative	*bruttjini, *bruttjan	*bruttjum
Instrumental	*bruttjini, *bruttjan	*bruttjum

Descendants

• Old English: brytta