Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breuþaną

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 *bʰerH- (“to pierce; to strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreu̯.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*breuþaną

1. to fall apart; crumble

Inflection

Conjugation of *breuþaną (strong class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*breuþō	*breuþaų	—	*breuþai	?
2nd singular	*briuþizi	*breuþaiz	*breuþ	*breuþazai	*breuþaizau
3rd singular	*briuþidi	*breuþai	*breuþadau	*breuþadai	*breuþaidau
1st dual	*breuþōz	*breuþaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*breuþadiz	*breuþaidiz	*breuþadiz	—	—
1st plural	*breuþamaz	*breuþaim	—	*breuþandai	*breuþaindau
2nd plural	*briuþid	*breuþaid	*briuþid	*breuþandai	*breuþaindau
3rd plural	*breuþandi	*breuþain	*breuþandau	*breuþandai	*breuþaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*brauþ	*bruþį̄
2nd singular	*braust	*bruþīz
3rd singular	*brauþ	*bruþī
1st dual	*bruþū	*bruþīw
2nd dual	*bruþudiz	*bruþīdiz
1st plural	*bruþum	*bruþīm
2nd plural	*bruþud	*bruþīd
3rd plural	*bruþun	*bruþīn
	present	past
participles	*breuþandz	*bruþanaz

Related terms

• *breutaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *breuþan
  • Old English: brēoþan
    • Middle English: breothen
  • Old High German: briodan