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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūkiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *brūkaną (to to make use of).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbruː.kiz/

Adjective

*brūkiz

  1. useful, useable

Inflection


Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brūkī
    • Old English: brȳċe (useful)
      • Middle English: bryche, briche
    • Old High German: brūhhi
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍃 (brūks)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀrūkiz ~ *ƀrūkjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
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