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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brunsti

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brunstiz (“burning”).[1] Equivalent to *brinnan (“to burn”) +‎ *-þi

Noun

*brunsti f

  1. burning, heat
  2. fire

Inflection
i-stem
Singular
Nominative *brunsti
Genitive *brunstī
Singular Plural
Nominative *brunsti *brunstī
Accusative *brunsti *brunstī
Genitive *brunstī *brunstijō
Dative *brunstī *brunstim, *brunstijum
Instrumental *brunstī *brunstim, *brunstijum

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *brunst
  • Old Dutch: *brunst
  • Old High German: brunst
  • →? Medieval Latin: bronzium
    • Italian: bronzo (see there for further descendants)
    • Venetian: bronza

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “bronst”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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