Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēþiz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editPointing to pre-Germanic *bʰrēt-, but of uncertain further origin. Most likely from the verb *brēaną (“to fume, smell, give off vapor”), attested only in Middle High German bræhen (“to smell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-,[1] perhaps an extension of the root *bʰer- (“to seethe, toss about, cook”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Alternatively, perhaps from *gʰwer- (“to smell, breathe”).[2]
Noun
edit*brēþiz m[1]
Inflection
editi-stemDeclension of *brēþiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *brēþiz | *brēþīz | |
vocative | *brēþi | *brēþīz | |
accusative | *brēþį | *brēþinz | |
genitive | *brēþīz | *brēþijǫ̂ | |
dative | *brēþī | *brēþimaz | |
instrumental | *brēþī | *brēþimiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *brāþi
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*brēan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 74–75: “*brēþi-”
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “breath”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.