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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōduz

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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 Pre-Germanic *bʰroh₁tús, a tu-stem derived from *brōaną (to warm, brew).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*brōduz m

  1. heat, warmth, incubation
  2. brood; breeding

Inflection

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u-stemDeclension of *brōduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brōduz *brōdiwiz
vocative *brōdu *brōdiwiz
accusative *brōdų *brōdunz
genitive *brōdauz *brōdiwǫ̂
dative *brōdiwi *brōdumaz
instrumental *brōdū *brōdumiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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The word was probably remodeled as a ti-stem in West Germanic.

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN