Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brunjǭ

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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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Uncertain; possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *brunnyos, from earlier *brusnyos (breast; hill).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*brunjǭ f[2][3]

  1. breastplate

Inflection

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ōn-stemDeclension of *brunjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brunjǭ *brunjōniz
vocative *brunjǭ *brunjōniz
accusative *brunjōnų *brunjōnunz
genitive *brunjōniz *brunjōnǫ̂
dative *brunjōni *brunjōmaz
instrumental *brunjōnē *brunjōmiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “bruson”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “brunjōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
  3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brunjōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 58