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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brastōną

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 *brestaną + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑs.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brastōną[1]

  1. to make burst, crack

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brastōn
    • >? Old Saxon: *brastōn, *braskōn, *bratsōn (alteration through dissimilation or metathesis)
    • Old High German: brastōn
      • Middle High German: brasten
        • German: brasten
  • Old Norse: brasta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brastōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 54
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