Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breutaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-, related to Old East Slavic бръснути (brŭsnuti, rake), Old English brȳsan (to break), Latin frustum (piece, crumb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*breutaną

  1. to destroy, crush, break

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*breutan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*breutanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56