Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūkaną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to make use of”). Cognate with Latin fruor (“enjoy”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*brūkaną

  1. to make use of, employ, use, consume
    Synonym: *neutaną

Inflection

Conjugation of *brūkaną (weak suffixless)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brūkō *brūkaų — *brūkai ?
2nd singular *brūkizi *brūkaiz *brūk *brūkazai *brūkaizau
3rd singular *brūkidi *brūkai *brūkadau *brūkadai *brūkaidau
1st dual *brūkōz *brūkaiw — — —
2nd dual *brūkadiz *brūkaidiz *brūkadiz — —
1st plural *brūkamaz *brūkaim — *brūkandai *brūkaindau
2nd plural *brūkid *brūkaid *brūkid *brūkandai *brūkaindau
3rd plural *brūkandi *brūkain *brūkandau *brūkandai *brūkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brūhtǭ *brūhtēdį̄
2nd singular *brūhtēz *brūhtēdīz
3rd singular *brūhtē *brūhtēdī
1st dual *brūhtēdū *brūhtēdīw
2nd dual *brūhtēdudiz *brūhtēdīdiz
1st plural *brūhtēdum *brūhtēdīm
2nd plural *brūhtēdud *brūhtēdīd
3rd plural *brūhtēdun *brūhtēdīn
present past
participles *brūkandz *brūhtaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀrūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
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