Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braką

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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

Etymology

From *brekaną (“to break”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*braką n[1]

  1. a creaking noise
  2. a breaking, fracture
    Synonyms: *brekō, *brukiz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *braką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *braką *brakō
vocative *braką *brakō
accusative *braką *brakō
genitive *brakas, *brakis *brakǫ̂
dative *brakai *brakamaz
instrumental *brakō *brakamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: bræc
  • Old Saxon: *brak
    • Middle Low German: brak
  • Old High German: *brah
    • Middle High German: brach
  • Old Norse: brak

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*brakan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53
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