Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brestuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *bʰres‑ (“to burst; break; crack; crackle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbres.tuz/

Noun

*brestuz m

break; fracture
impairment; handicap

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *brestuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brestuz	*bristiwiz
vocative	*brestu	*bristiwiz
accusative	*brestų	*brestunz
genitive	*brestauz	*bristiwǫ̂
dative	*bristiwi	*brestumaz
instrumental	*brestū	*brestumiz

Related terms

*brestaną

Descendants

Old English: berst, byrst
- Middle English: brest, berst, barst
Old Saxon: *bresti
- Middle Low German: breste, berste, berst, barst
  - (German Low German: Brast ?)
Old Dutch: *bresti
- Middle Dutch: berste
Old High German: bresto
- Middle High German: breste
  - German: Breste
Old Norse: brestr
- Icelandic: brestur
- Faroese: brestur

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