Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bridīn

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 Germanic

Etymology

From *bred +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*bridīn

1. made of or consisting of boards

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*bridīn
Genitive	*bridīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*bridīn	*bridīnu	*bridīn
Accusative	*bridīnanā	*bridīnā	*bridīn
Genitive	*bridīnas	*bridīneʀā	*bridīnas
Dative	*bridīnumē	*bridīneʀē	*bridīnumē
Instrumental	*bridīnu	*bridīneʀu	*bridīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*bridīnē	*bridīnō	*bridīnu
Accusative	*bridīnā	*bridīnā	*bridīnu
Genitive	*bridīneʀō	*bridīneʀō	*bridīneʀō
Dative	*bridīnēm, *bridīnum	*bridīnēm, *bridīnum	*bridīnēm, *bridīnum
Instrumental	*bridīnēm, *bridīnum	*bridīnēm, *bridīnum	*bridīnēm, *bridīnum

Descendants

• Old English: briden, breden, bryden
• Old Saxon: *bridin
  • Middle Low German: breden, brēden
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: brēderen
• Old Dutch: *bridin
  • Middle Dutch: *breden, *berden
    • Dutch: berden
      • ⇒ Dutch: berderen (dialectal or obsolete)
• Old High German: *britīn, *brittīn
  • Middle High German: *bretten
    • ⇒ German: brettern