Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braką

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *brekaną (to break).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*braką n[1]

  1. a creaking noise
  2. a breaking, fracture
    Synonyms: *brekō, *brukiz

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *braką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *braką *brakō
vocative *braką *brakō
accusative *braką *brakō
genitive *brakas, *brakis *brakǫ̂
dative *brakai *brakamaz
instrumental *brakō *brakamiz

Descendants edit

  • Old English: bræc
  • Old Saxon: *brak
    • Middle Low German: brak
  • Old High German: *brah
    • Middle High German: brach
  • Old Norse: brak

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brakan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53