Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brimmaną
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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 *bʰrem- (“to make noise”). This verb is closely related to *bremaną, the geminate 'm' in the root seems to have arisen due to the influence of the iterative verb *brummōną.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *brimmaną (strong class 3)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *brimman
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*breman- ~ *brimman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brem(m)anan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 55