Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brutjōną

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

Likely from *brutjô (“distributor, donor, giver”) +‎ *-ōną. Closely related to the strong verb *breutaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrut.jɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brutjōną[1]

  1. to divide, distribute

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brutjō *brutjǭ — *brutjōi ?
2nd singular *brutjōsi *brutjōs *brutjō *brutjōsai *brutjōsau
3rd singular *brutjōþi *brutjō *brutjōþau *brutjōþai *brutjōþau
1st dual *brutjōs *brutjōw — — —
2nd dual *brutjōþiz *brutjōþiz *brutjōþiz — —
1st plural *brutjōmaz *brutjōm — *brutjōnþai *brutjōnþau
2nd plural *brutjōþ *brutjōþ *brutjōþ *brutjōnþai *brutjōnþau
3rd plural *brutjōnþi *brutjōn *brutjōnþau *brutjōnþai *brutjōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brutjōdǭ *brutjōdēdį̄
2nd singular *brutjōdēz *brutjōdēdīz
3rd singular *brutjōdē *brutjōdēdī
1st dual *brutjōdēdū *brutjōdēdīw
2nd dual *brutjōdēdudiz *brutjōdēdīdiz
1st plural *brutjōdēdum *brutjōdēdīm
2nd plural *brutjōdēdud *brutjōdēdīd
3rd plural *brutjōdēdun *brutjōdēdīn
present past
participles *brutjōndz *brutjōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bruttjōn
    • Old English: bryttian, bryttan
  • Old Norse: brytja

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brutjōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 36
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