Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūwō

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 *h₃bʰrúHs (“eyebrow, rim, edge”). Cognate with Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū́, “eyebrow”),[1] Lithuanian brùvē (“brow”), Old Irish brū (“edge, shore”), Russian бровь (brovʹ, “eyebrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbruː.wɔː/

Noun

*brūwō f

  1. eyebrow
  2. bridge

Inflection

Declension of *brūwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brūwō *brūwôz
vocative *brūwō *brūwôz
accusative *brūwǭ *brūwōz
genitive *brūwōz *brūwǫ̂
dative *brūwōi *brūwōmaz
instrumental *brūwō *brūwōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: brū, bruu
  • Old Frisian:
    • Saterland Frisian: Bruun, Oogenbruun
  • Old Norse: brú (“bridge”)
  • Old Norse: brún

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*brū-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
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