Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēwō

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

Alternative forms

• *brēwiz, *brūwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrḗw- (“eyebrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛː.wɔː/

Noun

*brēwō f

1. eyebrow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *brēwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brēwō	*brēwôz
vocative	*brēwō	*brēwôz
accusative	*brēwǭ	*brēwōz
genitive	*brēwōz	*brēwǫ̂
dative	*brēwōi	*brēwōmaz
instrumental	*brēwō	*brēwōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *brāwu, *brāwi (< *brēwiz)
  • Old English: brǣw, brēaw, brēġ
    • Middle English: breu
      • Scots: brew, bree, breers
      • English: bree (dialectal), brow
  • Old Frisian: *brāw, brē (in âgbrē, etc.)
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Oogenbruun
    • ⇒ West Frisian: winbrau
  • Old Saxon: brāwa, brāha
    • Middle Low German: brâwe, brâ (in winbrâwe, winbrâ)
      • German Low German: Braan, Bruun
  • Old Dutch: *brāwa
    • Middle Dutch: brauwe
      • Dutch: brauw (mostly in wenkbrauw); -per (in wimper)
        • ⇒ Afrikaans: wenkbrou
      • Limburgish: braoj (mostly in ougsbraoj)
  • Old High German: brāwa
    • Middle High German: brā; (rarely) brāwe
      • German: Braue (mostly in Augenbraue); -per (in Wimper)
      • Luxembourgish: -per (in Aper, Wëmper)
• Old Norse: brá
  • Icelandic: brá
  • Faroese: brá
  • Old Swedish: brā
    • Swedish: -brå in baldersbrå