Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bruskaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrūs‑, *bʰrews‑ (to roar, roil, rustle, sprout).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bruskaz m

  1. scrub, undergrowth, underbrush
  2. thicket, copse
  3. sprout, shoot; twig

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *bruskaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bruskaz *bruskōz, *bruskōs
vocative *brusk *bruskōz, *bruskōs
accusative *bruską *bruskanz
genitive *bruskas, *bruskis *bruskǫ̂
dative *bruskai *bruskamaz
instrumental *bruskō *bruskamiz

Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *brusk
    • Old Saxon: *brusk
      • Middle Low German: brusch (bucher's broom)
    • Old Dutch: *brusk
      • Middle Dutch: brusc m (shrubs, twigs, bundle of sticks)
    • Old High German: brusk n (shoot, bud)
    • Vulgar Latin: *bruscus (butcher's broom)