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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰreg-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Alternative reconstructions

Root

*bʰreg-[2][3]

  1. to break
    Synonyms: *bʰeg-, *Hrewp-, *kelh₂-, *lem-, *lewǵ-

Derived terms
Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰreg-
  • *bʰreg- (root present)
    • Proto-Germanic: *brekaną (see there for further descendants)
  • *bʰr̥-ne-g- ~ *bʰr̥-n-g- (nasal-infix present)
  • *bʰreg-eh₂
    • Proto-Germanic: *brekō
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Albanian: brishtë, breshër
    • Proto-Germanic: *brōks (see there for further descendants)
    • Indo-Iranian:
      • Sanskrit (giri)-bhraj "breaking-forth (out of the mountains)[4]

References
  1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  4. "*Bhreg- | Origin And Meaning Of *Bhreg- By Online Etymology Dictionary". 2018. Etymonline.Com. Accessed December 22 2018. .
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