Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breustabergō
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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 *breustą (“breast”) + *bergō (“help”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*breustabergō f[1]
Inflection edit
| ō-stemDeclension of *breustabergō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *breustabergō | *breustabergôz | |
| vocative | *breustabergō | *breustabergôz | |
| accusative | *breustabergǭ | *breustabergōz | |
| genitive | *breustabergōz | *breustabergǫ̂ | |
| dative | *breustabergōi | *breustabergōmaz | |
| instrumental | *breustabergō | *breustabergōmiz | |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *breustabergu
- Old English: brēostbeorg
- Old Norse: brjóstbjǫrg
- Icelandic: brjóstbjörg
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*breusta-bergō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56