Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōks

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *brāks, from Pre-Germanic *bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with Latin frangō.

Pronunciation

Noun

*brōks f

  1. crotch; rear end, rump, hindquarters
  2. leggings, pants, trousers
    Synonym: *husǭ

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *brōks (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *brōks *brōkiz
vocative *brōk *brōkiz
accusative *brōkų *brōkunz
genitive *brōkiz *brōkǫ̂
dative *brōki *brōkumaz
instrumental *brōkē *brōkumiz

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