Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brunnō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brunnô.

Noun

*brunnō m

well, spring

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brunnō	*brunnan
Accusative	*brunnan	*brunnan
Genitive	*brunnini	*brunnanō
Dative	*brunnini	*brunnum
Instrumental	*brunnini	*brunnum

Descendants

Old English: brunna, burna
- Middle English: burne, bourne
  - Scots: burn
  - English: burn, bourn
Old Frisian: burna
- West Frisian: bearne, boarne
Old Saxon: brunno, borno
- Middle Low German: borne, born
  - Low German: Born
  - → German: Born
Old Dutch: brunno
- Middle Dutch: borne
  - Dutch: bron
Old High German: brunno
- Middle High German: brunne
  - German: Brunnen (Bronnen, Brunne, Bronne, Brunn)

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