Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūwō

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

Alternative forms

*brēwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“eyebrow, rim, edge”). Cognate with Lithuanian brùvē (“brow”), Old Irish brū (“edge, shore”), Russian бровь (brovʹ, “eyebrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbruː.wɔː/

Noun

*brūwō f

eyebrow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *brūwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brūwō	*brūwôz
vocative	*brūwō	*brūwôz
accusative	*brūwǭ	*brūwōz
genitive	*brūwōz	*brūwǫ̂
dative	*brūwōi	*brūwōmaz
instrumental	*brūwō	*brūwōmiz

Descendants

Old English: brū, bruu
- Middle English: browe, brou, brow
  - Scots: broo
  - English: brow
Old Frisian:
- Saterland Frisian: Bruun, Oogenbruun
Old Norse: brún
- Icelandic: brún
- Faroese: brún
- Norwegian: brun
- Old Swedish: brūn (plural: brȳn)
  - Swedish: bryn
- Danish: bryn
- → Middle English: bryne
  - English: brine, brim

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