Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōaną

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.

An o-grade intensive, Pre-Germanic *bʰroh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“to burn, brew”), with no certain cognates outside of Germanic.^[1] Note, however, strong semantic and phonetic resemblance to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew”) (whence Proto-Germanic *brewwaną (“to brew”)). See also Proto-West Germanic *brāan (“to smoke, smell”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

*brōaną

1. to singe, warm, brew

• *brōduz

• *brēaną

The attested descendants are weak, but the Germanic verb was likely originally strong.

• Proto-West Germanic: *brōan
  • Old Frisian: *brōia
    • Saterland Frisian: broie
    • West Frisian: broeie
  • Old Saxon: *brōian
    • Middle Low German: broien, brogen, brugen
      • German Low German: breihen, breuhen
  • Old Dutch: *bruoien
    • Middle Dutch: broeyen
      • Dutch: broeien
        • Afrikaans: broei
      • → Old French: esbroer
        • French: ébrouer
  • Old High German: bruoen (in firbruoen)
    • Middle High German: brüejen, brüen
      • German: brühen
      • Luxembourgish: bréien
      • Yiddish: בריִען (brien)
  • → Vulgar Latin: *brōīre
    • Old French: bruir (see there for further descendants)
    • Piedmontese: broé, brové
• Crimean Gothic: broe