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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōaną

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

An o-grade intensive, Pre-Germanic *bʰroh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brōaną

  1. to singe, warm, brew

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *brēaną

Descendants

The attested descendants are weak, but the Germanic verb was likely originally strong.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brōan
    • Old Frisian: *brōia
      • Saterland Frisian: broie
      • West Frisian: broeie
    • Old Saxon: *brōian
      • Middle Low German: broien, brogen, brugen
        • German Low German: breihen, breuhen
    • Old Dutch: *bruoien
    • Old High German: bruoen (in firbruoen)
      • Middle High German: brüejen, brüen
    • Old French: bruir (see there for further descendants)
  • Crimean Gothic: broe

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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