Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bremaną

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (to make noise).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*bremaną[1][2][3]

  1. to roar

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *breman
    • Old Dutch: *breman
    • Old High German: *breman
    • Galician: bremar

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*breman- ~ *brimman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brem(m)anan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “BREM-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 135