Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brantaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to protrude”).

Adjective

*brantaz

  1. tall, high, towering
  2. steep

Inflection

Declension of *brantaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brantaz *brantōz, *brantōs
vocative *brant *brantōz, *brantōs
accusative *brantą *brantanz
genitive *brantas, *brantis *brantǫ̂
dative *brantai *brantamaz
instrumental *brantō *brantamiz

Derived terms

  • *brantijaną
    • Proto-West Germanic: *brantijan
    • Old Norse: bretta
      • Icelandic: bretta
      • Faroese: bretta
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: bretta
      • Norwegian Bokmål: brette
      • Swedish: (dialectal) brätta
      • Old Danish: brætte

Descendants

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