Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brūnijan

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

From *brūn (“brown”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*brūnijan

  1. to make brown
  2. to tan

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *brūnijan
1st sg. past *brūnidā
Infinitive *brūnijan
Genitive infin. *brūnijannjas
Dative infin. *brūnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *brūnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *brūniju *brūnidā
2nd singular *brūnisi *brūnidēs, *brūnidōs
3rd singular *brūniþi *brūnidē, *brūnidā
1st plural *brūnijum *brūnidum
2nd plural *brūniþ *brūnidud
3rd plural *brūnijanþ *brūnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *brūnijē *brūnidī
2nd singular *brūnijēs *brūnidī
3rd singular *brūnijē *brūnidī
1st plural *brūnijēm *brūnidīm
2nd plural *brūnijēþ *brūnidīd
3rd plural *brūnijēn *brūnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *brūni
Plural *brūniþ
Present Past
Participle *brūnijandī *brūnid

Descendants

  • Old English: brȳnan
  • Old Dutch: *brūnen
    • Middle Dutch: brunen
      • Dutch: bruinen
  • Old High German: brūnen
    • Middle High German: briunen
  • → Old French: brunir, burnir
  • → Old Occitan: brunir
    • → Old Galician-Portuguese: bronir
    • → Old Spanish:
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