Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brāþm

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

Probably a blend of *brāþi +‎ *āþm.

Noun

*brāþm m

1. vapour, steam

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brāþm
Genitive	*brāþmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brāþm	*brāþmō, *brāþmōs
Accusative	*brāþm	*brāþmā
Genitive	*brāþmas	*brāþmō
Dative	*brāþmē	*brāþmum
Instrumental	*brāþmu	*brāþmum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *brātham
  • Middle Low German: brādem
    • >? Low German: Bradden
• Old High German: brādam
  • Middle High German: brādem
    • German: Brodem
• Suevic:
  • → Galician: brétema (“fog, mist”)