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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brestaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (to burst, break, crack, split, separate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbres.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brestaną

  1. to burst, break, sunder, split, crack

Inflection

  • *brastijaną
  • *brustijaną
  • *brustiz

Descendants

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