Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/preunaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from earlier *preuhmô, genitive *preuhnaz, from *bréuk-mō, *bréuk-(m)n-os, from Proto-Indo-European *brewk-, related to Bulgarian бръсна (brǎsna, “to shave”), Lithuanian brukti (“to prod”).^[1]

Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *brewn-, related to Lithuanian briaunà (“edge”), Albanian brez (“belt, girdle”).^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpreu̯.nɑz/

Noun edit

*preunaz m

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *preunaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*preunaz	preunōz, preunōs
vocative	*preun	preunōz, preunōs
accusative	*preuną	*preunanz
genitive	preunas, priunis	*preunǫ̂
dative	*priunai	*preunamaz
instrumental	*preunō	*preunamiz

Alternative reconstructions edit

*preunô^[1]

Descendants edit

Old English: prēon
- Middle English: pren
  - English: preen
- ⇒ English: pirn
  - Scots: preen
Old Saxon:
- Middle Low German:
  - Low German: Preem
Old Dutch:
- Middle Dutch: priem
  - Dutch: priem
Old High German:
- Middle High German: pfrieme
  - German: Pfriem
Old Norse: prjónn
- Icelandic: prjónn
- Faroese: prónur
- ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: pjone
- ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: pjone, pjona
- Danish: pryne

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “preuna(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 399
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “brez”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 36
^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*preunaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 293

[EDPG-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “preuna(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 399

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “brez”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 36

[3] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*preunaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 293

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