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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēkiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *brekaną (to break).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛːkiz/

Adjective

*brēkiz

  1. pertaining to breaking, shattering, fracturing

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: *brǣċe, ǣbrǣċe
  • Old High German: *brāhhi (appears once in ungibrahhi)
    • Middle High German: *breche, *bræche, vridebreche, vridebræche
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