Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bibrekan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *brekan.

Verb

*bibrekan

1. to break

Inflection

Strong class 4
Infinitive	*bibrekan
1st sg. past	*bibrak
3rd pl. past	*bibrākun
Past ptcple	*bibrokan
Infinitive	*bibrekan
Genitive infin.	*bibrekannjas
Dative infin.	*bibrekannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bibrekannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bibreku	*bibrak
2nd singular	*bibrikiʀi	*bibrākī
3rd singular	*bibrikidi	*bibrak
1st plural	*bibrekum	*bibrākum
2nd plural	*bibrikid	*bibrākud
3rd plural	*bibrekand	*bibrākun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bibrekē	*bibrākī
2nd singular	*bibrekēs	*bibrākī
3rd singular	*bibrekē	*bibrākī
1st plural	*bibrekēm	*bibrākīm
2nd plural	*bibrekēþ	*bibrākīd
3rd plural	*bibrekēn	*bibrākīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bibrik
Plural	*bibrikid
	Present	Past
Participle	*bibrekandī	*bibrokan

Related terms

• *bruki

Descendants

• Old English: bebrecan
  • Middle English: bibreken, bebreken
    • English: bebreak
• Old Saxon: bibrekan
  • Middle Low German: bebreken
    • Low German: bebreken
• Old High German: bibrehhan
  • Middle High German: bebrechen
    • German: bebrechen