Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brautijaną

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 *breutaną (“to destroy, crush, break”) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈbrɑu̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*brautijaną[1]

  1. (transitive) to break
  2. (transitive) to make changes, alter

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brautijō *brautijaų — *brautijai ?
2nd singular *brautīsi *brautijais *brautī *brautijasai *brautijaisau
3rd singular *brautīþi *brautijai *brautijaþau *brautijaþai *brautijaiþau
1st dual *brautijōs *brautijaiw — — —
2nd dual *brautijaþiz *brautijaiþiz *brautijaþiz — —
1st plural *brautijamaz *brautijaim — *brautijanþai *brautijainþau
2nd plural *brautīþ *brautijaiþ *brautīþ *brautijanþai *brautijainþau
3rd plural *brautijanþi *brautijain *brautijanþau *brautijanþai *brautijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brautidǭ *brautidēdį̄
2nd singular *brautidēz *brautidēdīz
3rd singular *brautidē *brautidēdī
1st dual *brautidēdū *brautidēdīw
2nd dual *brautidēdudiz *brautidēdīdiz
1st plural *brautidēdum *brautidēdīm
2nd plural *brautidēdud *brautidēdīd
3rd plural *brautidēdun *brautidēdīn
present past
participles *brautijandz *brautidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *brautijan
    • Old English: brīetan, brȳtan
      • Middle English: breten, bruten
  • Old Norse: breyta

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brautjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 54
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