Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brāþm

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Probably a blend of *brāþi +‎ *āþm.

Noun

*brāþm m

  1. vapour, steam

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *brāþm
Genitive *brāþmas
Singular Plural
Nominative *brāþm *brāþmō, *brāþmōs
Accusative *brāþm *brāþmā
Genitive *brāþmas *brāþmō
Dative *brāþmē *brāþmum
Instrumental *brāþmu *brāþmum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *brātham
    • Middle Low German: brādem
      • >? Low German: Bradden
  • Old High German: brādam
  • Suevic:
    • → Galician: brétema (“fog, mist”)
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