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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brakǭ

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 *brekaną (“to break”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑ.kɔ̃ː/

Noun

*brakǭ f[1]

  1. a bush, branch

Inflection
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
  • Proto-West Germanic: *brakā
    • Old English: *bræce
      • Middle English: *brake
    • Old Saxon: *braka
  • Old Norse: *braka

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