Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brautijaną
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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 *breutaną (“to destroy, crush, break”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
*brautijaną[1]
- (transitive) to break
- (transitive) to make changes, alter
Inflection
Conjugation of *brautijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *brautijan
- Old Norse: breyta
- Icelandic: breyta
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brautjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 54