Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brimą

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 *bʰrem- (“edge, point, spike”), related to Old Norse barmr, Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbri.mɑ̃/

Noun

*brimą n

surf, the sea

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *brimą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brimą	*brimō
vocative	*brimą	*brimō
accusative	*brimą	*brimō
genitive	brimas, brimis	*brimǫ̂
dative	*brimai	*brimamaz
instrumental	*brimō	*brimamiz

Related terms

*bremaną

Descendants

Old English: brim
- Middle English: brim
  - English: brim
Old Norse: brim
- Icelandic: brim
- Faroese: brim

References

^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Proto-Germanic/brimą”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

[1] Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

[2] James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Proto-Germanic/brimą”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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