Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bragz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*braguz, *bragiz

Etymology

From *breh- (“to flash, move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ-, *bʰrēǵ- (“to shine, shimmer”).

Alternative etymology derives *breh-, from Proto-Indo-European *mrekʷ-, *merǝkʷ-, *merǝgʷ- (“to shimmer”). If so, then cognate with Lithuanian mirkčioti (“to blink, flicker, wink, twinkle, shimmer, sparkle”), Russian моргать (morgatʹ, “to blink, wink”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑɣz/

Noun

*bragz m

One who is first or foremost, a premier, chief, leader, prince

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *bragz (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bragz	*bragiz
vocative	*brag	*bragiz
accusative	*bragų	*bragunz
genitive	*bragiz	*bragǫ̂
dative	*bragi	*bragumaz
instrumental	*bragē	*bragumiz

Descendants

Old English: bregu, brego, breogo
Old Norse: bragr; bragi, Bragi, bragnar
- Icelandic: bragur
- Norwegian: brag
- Middle English: brag; > braggen
  - Scots: bragge, braig
  - English: brag

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