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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brōk

 This Proto-West 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-West GermanicEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Germanic *brōks.

NounEdit

*brōk f

  2. legging, pants
    Synonym: *hosā
InflectionEdit
Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *brōk
Genitive *brōki
Singular Plural
Nominative *brōk *brōki
Accusative *brōku *brōki
Genitive *brōki *brōkō
Dative *brōki *brōkum
Instrumental *brōki *brōkum
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Unknown; possibly a vṛddhi derivative related to *brakk (“briny, brackish”),[1] perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mre-g-, *mer-g-, extension of *mer- (“sea, lake, wetland”).[2]

NounEdit

*brōk n[2]

  2. brook, stream
    Synonyms: *baki, *brunnō, *sīk, *straum
  4. marsh
    Synonyms: *fani, *sīk, *sump
InflectionEdit
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *brōk
Genitive *brōkas
Singular Plural
Nominative *brōk *brōku
Accusative *brōk *brōku
Genitive *brōkas *brōkō
Dative *brōkē *brōkum
Instrumental *brōku *brōkum
DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*brōka- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 78-79
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Bruch²”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 108: “wg. *brōka-”
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