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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bronst, earlier brunst, from Old Dutch *brunst, from Proto-Germanic *brunstiz, from *brinnaną (“to burn, to be on fire”) + *-stiz, the latter form the abstract noun former *-þiz (which became productive with stems ending in nasals), according to Kroonen from Pre-Germanic *bʰrénuh₁e-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bronst f (uncountable, diminutive bronstje n)
- heat, rut (sexual excitement of animals)
- a strong sexual urge to mate (for humans)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN