Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bruzdaz

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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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A zero-grade variant of *brazdaz (edge, brim), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰros-dʰ(h₁)-o-, from the root *bʰers- (top, point).[1] Cognate with Old Irish brot (goad, spike).[2]

May be (along with related terms) from an original n-stem *brezdô ~ *burzdiniz, in view of the ablaut.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bruzdaz m[1]

  1. point, spike, thorn

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *bruzdaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bruzdaz *bruzdōz, *bruzdōs
vocative *bruzd *bruzdōz, *bruzdōs
accusative *bruzdą *bruzdanz
genitive *bruzdas, *bruzdis *bruzdǫ̂
dative *bruzdai *bruzdamaz
instrumental *bruzdō *bruzdamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bruzda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*brazda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 74
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kroonen, Guus (2011) “*brezdo, *burzdeni ‘edge, board’”, in The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 149:*bruzda(n)-

Further reading

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