Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brahtaz

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 *brekaną (“to break”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑx.tɑz/

Noun

*brahtaz m

  1. cracking, snapping, crash, noise

Inflection

Declension of *brahtaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brahtaz *brahtōz, *brahtōs
vocative *braht *brahtōz, *brahtōs
accusative *brahtą *brahtanz
genitive *brahtas, *brahtis *brahtǫ̂
dative *brahtai *brahtamaz
instrumental *brahtō *brahtamiz
  • *brakaz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: braht
  • Old High German: braht, praht
    • Middle High German: braht, praht

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Pracht”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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