Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bruhtiwarjaz

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 *bruhtiz (“bay”) +‎ *warjaz (“dweller”). The first element is likely from *brūkiz +‎ *-þiz.

Noun

*bruhtiwarjaz m

1. a bay-dweller; a member of the Bructeri

Inflection

Declension of *bruhtiwarjaz (masculine ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*bruhtiwarjaz	*bruhtiwarjōz, *bruhtiwarjōs
vocative	*bruhtiwari	*bruhtiwarjōz, *bruhtiwarjōs
accusative	*bruhtiwarją	*bruhtiwarjanz
genitive	*bruhtiwarjas, *bruhtiwaris	*bruhtiwarjǫ̂
dative	*bruhtiwarjai	*bruhtiwarjamaz
instrumental	*bruhtiwarjō	*bruhtiwarjamiz

Descendants

• >? Old English: Boruhtware
• → Ancient Greek: Βρούκτεροι (Broúkteroi)
  • → Latin: Bructeri