Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēdô

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

A nominal formation related to *brēdaną (“to warm, roast”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛː.ðɔːː/

Noun

*brēdô m

  1. flesh, meat
  2. muscle

Inflection

Declension of *brēdô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brēdô *brēdaniz
vocative *brēdô *brēdaniz
accusative *brēdanų *brēdanunz
genitive *brēdiniz *brēdanǫ̂
dative *brēdini *brēdammaz
instrumental *brēdinē *brēdammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀrēđō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57
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