Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brutą

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- (“to cut, break”).

Noun

*brutą n

1. that which is broken off (e.g. piece, fragment, etc.)
2. that which breaks forth (e.g. sprout, bud, etc.)

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *brutą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brutą	*brutō
vocative	*brutą	*brutō
accusative	*brutą	*brutō
genitive	*brutas, *brutis	*brutǫ̂
dative	*brutai	*brutamaz
instrumental	*brutō	*brutamiz

Related terms

• *breutaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *brot
  • Old English: *brot
    • Middle English: *brot
      • >? English: brot (“rag”) (dialectal)
      • >? Scots: brot, brat (“rag, apron”) (alternatively from Scottish Gaelic brat (“veil, cloak, mantle”))
  • Old Saxon: *brot
    • >? Middle Low German: brot (“altar-curtain”)
  • Old High German: broz
    • Middle High German: broz
      • German: Bross
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *gabrot
    • Old English: ġebrot
    • Old High German: gibroz
• Old Norse: brot
  • Icelandic: brot
  • Faroese: brot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brot