Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brastōną

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 *brestaną +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑs.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brastōną[1]

  1. to make burst, crack

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brastō *brastǭ *brastōi ?
2nd singular *brastōsi *brastōs *brastō *brastōsai *brastōsau
3rd singular *brastōþi *brastō *brastōþau *brastōþai *brastōþau
1st dual *brastōs *brastōw
2nd dual *brastōþiz *brastōþiz *brastōþiz
1st plural *brastōmaz *brastōm *brastōnþai *brastōnþau
2nd plural *brastōþ *brastōþ *brastōþ *brastōnþai *brastōnþau
3rd plural *brastōnþi *brastōn *brastōnþau *brastōnþai *brastōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brastōdǭ *brastōdēdį̄
2nd singular *brastōdēz *brastōdēdīz
3rd singular *brastōdē *brastōdēdī
1st dual *brastōdēdū *brastōdēdīw
2nd dual *brastōdēdudiz *brastōdēdīdiz
1st plural *brastōdēdum *brastōdēdīm
2nd plural *brastōdēdud *brastōdēdīd
3rd plural *brastōdēdun *brastōdēdīn
present past
participles *brastōndz *brastōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brastōn
    • >? Old Saxon: *brastōn, *braskōn, *bratsōn (alteration through dissimilation or metathesis)
    • Old High German: brastōn
      • Middle High German: brasten
        • German: brasten
  • Old Norse: brasta

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brastōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 54