Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēþaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Related to Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, “to stir, palpitate”), both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to boil, seethe”).[2] By synchronic analysis, an adjectival formation from *brējaną (“to roast, waft”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛː.θɑz/

Adjective

*brēþaz

  1. (North Germanic) rushed; in a hurry
  2. (North Germanic) quick; nimble

Declension

Declension of *brēþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *brēþaz *brēþō *brēþą, -atō *brēþai *brēþôz *brēþō
accusative *brēþanǭ *brēþǭ *brēþą, -atō *brēþanz *brēþōz *brēþō
genitive *brēþas, -is *brēþaizōz *brēþas, -is *brēþaizǫ̂ *brēþaizǫ̂ *brēþaizǫ̂
dative *brēþammai *brēþaizōi *brēþammai *brēþaimaz *brēþaimaz *brēþaimaz
instrumental *brēþanō *brēþaizō *brēþanō *brēþaimiz *brēþaimiz *brēþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *brēþô *brēþǭ *brēþô *brēþaniz *brēþōniz *brēþōnō
accusative *brēþanų *brēþōnų *brēþô *brēþanunz *brēþōnunz *brēþōnō
genitive *brēþiniz *brēþōniz *brēþiniz *brēþanǫ̂ *brēþōnǫ̂ *brēþanǫ̂
dative *brēþini *brēþōni *brēþini *brēþammaz *brēþōmaz *brēþammaz
instrumental *brēþinē *brēþōnē *brēþinē *brēþammiz *brēþōmiz *brēþammiz
  • *brēþiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: bráðr

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*brēđaz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  2. ^ Wood, F. A. (2020). Indo-European Ax : Axi : Axu: A Study in Ablaut and in Wordformation. Germany: De Gruyter, p. 54
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