Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brunjǭ

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

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *brunnyos, from earlier *brusnyos (“breast; hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrun.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*brunjǭ f

1. breastplate

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *brunjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brunjǭ	*brunjōniz
vocative	*brunjǭ	*brunjōniz
accusative	*brunjōnų	*brunjōnunz
genitive	*brunjōniz	*brunjōnǫ̂
dative	*brunjōni	*brunjōmaz
instrumental	*brunjōnē	*brunjōmiz

Derived terms

• *Brunjōhildiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *brunnjā
  • Old English: byrne
    • Middle English: burne
  • Old Saxon: brunnia
  • Old High German: brunnja, brunna
    • German: Brünne
  • → Early Medieval Latin: brunia
    • Old French: bronie
      • French: broigne
• Old Norse: brynja
  • Icelandic: brynja
  • Faroese: brynja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brynja, brynju, brynje
  • Old Swedish: brynia, brønia
    • Swedish: brynja
  • Danish: brynje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: brynje
  • → Middle English: brinie
    • English: byrnie, brinie
    • Scots: byrnie
• Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō)
  • →? Proto-Slavic: *brъňa (see there for further descendants)