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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brekaną

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 *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbre.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brekaną[1][2][3]

  1. to break

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*brekan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brekanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
  3. Seebold, Elmar (1970) “BREK-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 132
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