Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bramjaną

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 *bremaną (to roar) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑm.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bramjaną

  1. to roar

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bramjō *bramjaų *bramjai ?
2nd singular *bramisi *bramjais *brami *bramjasai *bramjaisau
3rd singular *bramiþi *bramjai *bramjaþau *bramjaþai *bramjaiþau
1st dual *bramjōs *bramjaiw
2nd dual *bramjaþiz *bramjaiþiz *bramjaþiz
1st plural *bramjamaz *bramjaim *bramjanþai *bramjainþau
2nd plural *bramiþ *bramjaiþ *bramiþ *bramjanþai *bramjainþau
3rd plural *bramjanþi *bramjain *bramjanþau *bramjanþai *bramjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bramidǭ *bramidēdį̄
2nd singular *bramidēz *bramidēdīz
3rd singular *bramidē *bramidēdī
1st dual *bramidēdū *bramidēdīw
2nd dual *bramidēdudiz *bramidēdīdiz
1st plural *bramidēdum *bramidēdīm
2nd plural *bramidēdud *bramidēdīd
3rd plural *bramidēdun *bramidēdīn
present past
participles *bramjandz *bramidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brammjan
    • Old English: bremman
      • >? Middle English: brimmen
    • Old Frisian: *bremma
      • West Frisian: brimme
    • Old Saxon: *bremmian
      • Middle Low German: brimmen
    • Old Dutch: *bremmen
    • Old High German: *bremmen
      • Middle High German: bremmen, brimmen
        • German: brimmen
  • >? Gothic: *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*bramjan)