Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bruttjōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *brutjōną. Equivalent to *bruttjō (distributor, donor, giver) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*bruttjōn

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to divide, distribute

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *bruttjōn
1st sg. past *bruttjōdā
Infinitive *bruttjōn
Genitive infin. *bruttjōnijas
Dative infin. *bruttjōnijē
Instrum. infin. *bruttjōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bruttjō *bruttjōdā
2nd singular *bruttjōs *bruttjōdēs, *bruttjōdōs
3rd singular *bruttjōþ *bruttjōdē, *bruttjōdā
1st plural *bruttjōm *bruttjōdum
2nd plural *bruttjōþ *bruttjōdud
3rd plural *bruttjōnþ *bruttjōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bruttjō *bruttjōdī
2nd singular *bruttjōs *bruttjōdī
3rd singular *bruttjō *bruttjōdī
1st plural *bruttjōm *bruttjōdīm
2nd plural *bruttjōþ *bruttjōdīd
3rd plural *bruttjōn *bruttjōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bruttjō
Plural *bruttjōþ
Present Past
Participle *bruttjōndī *bruttjōd

Descendants edit

  • Old English: bryttian, bryttan