Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/preunaz

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

Possibly from earlier *preuhmô, genitive *preuhnaz, from *bréuk-mō, *bréuk-(m)n-os, from Proto-Indo-European *brewk-, related to Bulgarian бръсна (brǎsna, “to shave”), Lithuanian brukti (“to prod”).

Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *brewn-, related to Lithuanian briaunà (“edge”), Albanian brez (“belt, girdle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpreu̯.nɑz/

Noun

*preunaz m

1. knitting needle
2. pin

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *preunaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*preunaz	*preunōz, *preunōs
vocative	*preun	*preunōz, *preunōs
accusative	*preuną	*preunanz
genitive	*preunas, *priunis	*preunǫ̂
dative	*preunai	*preunamaz
instrumental	*preunō	*preunamiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *preunô

Descendants

• Old English: prēon
  • Middle English: pren
    • English: preen
  • ⇒ English: pirn
    • Scots: preen
• Old Saxon:
  • Middle Low German:
    • Low German: Preem
• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch: priem
    • Dutch: priem
      • Afrikaans: priem
• Old High German:
  • Middle High German: pfrieme
    • German: Pfriem
• Old Norse: prjónn
  • Icelandic: prjónn
  • Faroese: prónur
  • ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: pjone
  • ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: pjone, pjona
  • Danish: pryne