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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breustabergō

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 *breustą (“breast”) +‎ *bergō (“help”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbreu̯s.tɑˌber.ɣɔː/

Noun

*breustabergō f[1]

  1. breastplate

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *breustabergō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *breustabergō *breustabergôz
vocative *breustabergō *breustabergôz
accusative *breustabergǭ *breustabergōz
genitive *breustabergōz *breustabergǫ̂
dative *breustabergōi *breustabergōmaz
instrumental *breustabergō *breustabergōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *breustabergu
    • Old English: brēostbeorg
  • Old Norse: brjóstbjǫrg
    • Icelandic: brjóstbjörg

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*breusta-bergō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
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