Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brakōną

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

Either from a denominative formation equivalent to *braką (“burst, crack”) +‎ *-ōną, or from an o-grade iterative formation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑ.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brakōną

1. to burst, to crash
2. to creak

Inflection

Conjugation of *brakōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*brakō	*brakǭ	—	*brakōi	?
2nd singular	*brakōsi	*brakōs	*brakō	*brakōsai	*brakōsau
3rd singular	*brakōþi	*brakō	*brakōþau	*brakōþai	*brakōþau
1st dual	*brakōs	*brakōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*brakōþiz	*brakōþiz	*brakōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*brakōmaz	*brakōm	—	*brakōnþai	*brakōnþau
2nd plural	*brakōþ	*brakōþ	*brakōþ	*brakōnþai	*brakōnþau
3rd plural	*brakōnþi	*brakōn	*brakōnþau	*brakōnþai	*brakōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*brakōdǭ	*brakōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*brakōdēz	*brakōdēdīz
3rd singular	*brakōdē	*brakōdēdī
1st dual	*brakōdēdū	*brakōdēdīw
2nd dual	*brakōdēdudiz	*brakōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*brakōdēdum	*brakōdēdīm
2nd plural	*brakōdēdud	*brakōdēdīd
3rd plural	*brakōdēdun	*brakōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*brakōndz	*brakōdaz

Related terms

• *brekaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *brakōn
  • Old Frisian: *brakia
    • West Frisian: braakje, brake
  • Old Saxon: brakōn
  • Old Dutch: *brakon
    • Middle Dutch: brāken
      • Dutch: braken
  • Old High German: *brahhōn
    • Middle High German: brachen
• Old Norse: braka
  • Faroese: braka
  • Icelandic: braka