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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breutaną

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 *bʰreud-, related to Old East Slavic бръснути (brŭsnuti, rake), Old English brȳsan (to break), Latin frustum (piece, crumb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*breutaną

  1. to destroy, crush, break

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: brēotan
  • Old High German: *briozan
    • Middle High German: briezen
  • Old Norse: brjóta
  • Gothic: *𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*briutan) (based on evidence from loanwords)
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