Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰrews-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*bʰrews-[1][2]

  1. to break

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰrews- (0 c, 8 e)
  • *bʰrus-é-ti (zero-grade thematic root present)
    • Proto-Celtic: *bruseti (see there for further descendants)
  • *bʰrows-éye-ti (causative)
  • *bʰrus-tó-s (broken)[4]
    • Proto-Italic: *frustom (piece broken off)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Proto-Albanian: *brauša
    • Proto-Celtic: *brusnati
    • Proto-Celtic: *brustniyos[5]
      • Old Irish: brosnae (bundle of firewood)

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 97
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “BRUST-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “Frustum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  5. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “Brustniyo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN