Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūwō

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

• *brēwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“eyebrow, rim, edge”). Cognate with Lithuanian brùvē (“brow”), Old Irish brū (“edge, shore”), Russian бровь (brovʹ, “eyebrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruː.wɔː/

Noun

*brūwō f

1. eyebrow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *brūwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brūwō	*brūwôz
vocative	*brūwō	*brūwôz
accusative	*brūwǭ	*brūwōz
genitive	*brūwōz	*brūwǫ̂
dative	*brūwōi	*brūwōmaz
instrumental	*brūwō	*brūwōmiz

Descendants

• Old English: brū, bruu
  • Middle English: browe, brou, brow
    • Scots: broo
    • English: brow
• Old Frisian:
  • Saterland Frisian: Bruun, Oogenbruun
• Old Norse: brún
  • Icelandic: brún
  • Faroese: brún
  • Norwegian: brun
  • Old Swedish: brūn (plural: brȳn)
    • Swedish: bryn
  • Danish: bryn
  • → Middle English: bryne
    • English: brine, brim