Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brestuz

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 *bʰres‑ (“to burst; break; crack; crackle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbres.tuz/

Noun

*brestuz m

1. break; fracture
2. 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
  • Danish: brøst, brist