Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēþaz

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

Related to Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, to stir, palpitate), both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to boil, seethe).[2] By synchronic analysis, an adjectival formation from *brējaną (to roast, waft).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

*brēþaz

  1. (North Germanic) rushed; in a hurry
  2. (North Germanic) quick; nimble

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Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*brēđaz”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
  2. ^ Wood, F. A. (2020). Indo-European Ax : Axi : Axu: A Study in Ablaut and in Wordformation. Germany: De Gruyter, p. 54