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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breutaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-, related to Old East Slavic бръснути (brŭsnuti, rake), Old English brȳsan (to break), Latin frustum (piece, crumb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*breutaną[1][2]

  1. to destroy, crush, break

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *breutan
    • Old English: brēotan
      • Middle English: breten
    • Old High German: *briozan
      • Middle High German: briezen
  • Proto-Norse: ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ /⁠bᵃriutiþ⁠/), ᛒᛡᚱᚢᛏᛉ (bᴀrutʀ /⁠bᵃrȳtʀ⁠/)
  • Suevic or Gothic: *𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*briutan) (based on evidence from loanwords)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*breutan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*breutanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
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