Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braką

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

From *brekaną (“to break”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑ.kɑ̃/

Noun

*braką n^[1]

a creaking noise
a breaking, fracture
Synonyms: *brekō, *brukiz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *braką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*braką	*brakō
vocative	*braką	*brakō
accusative	*braką	*brakō
genitive	brakas, brakis	*brakǫ̂
dative	*brakai	*brakamaz
instrumental	*brakō	*brakamiz

Descendants

Old English: bræc
Old Saxon: *brak
- Middle Low German: brak
Old High German: *brah
- Middle High German: brach
Old Norse: brak
- Icelandic: brak

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brakan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brakan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53

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