Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰréh₁wr̥

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European edit

Etymology edit

Probably from earlier metathesized form of *bʰrewh₁- (to boil, brew) +‎ *-r̥ (r/n-stem suffix). Compare *péh₂wr̥, *snéh₁wr̥.

Noun edit

*bʰréh₁wr̥ n[1]

  1. well, spring, source

Inflection edit

Athematic, proterokinetic
singular collective
nominative *bʰréh₁wr̥ *bʰréh₁wōr
genitive *bʰr̥h₁wéns *bʰr̥h₁unés
singular dual plural collective
nominative *bʰréh₁wr̥ *bʰréh₁wōr
vocative *bʰréh₁wr̥ *bʰréh₁wōr
accusative *bʰréh₁wr̥ *bʰréh₁wōr
genitive *bʰr̥h₁wéns *bʰr̥h₁unés
ablative *bʰr̥h₁wéns *bʰr̥h₁unés
dative *bʰr̥h₁wéney *bʰr̥h₁unéy
locative *bʰr̥h₁wén, *bʰr̥h₁wéni *bʰr̥h₁wén, *bʰr̥h₁wéni
instrumental *bʰr̥h₁wénh₁ *bʰr̥h₁unéh₁

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ [1] Klimp, Jenne (2013). “Remnants of *r/n-Stem Heteroclite Inflection in Germanic”. Unpublished manuscript, University of Groningen. pp. 119ff.
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*brunna(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φρέαρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1590