Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brestuz

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 *bʰres‑ (“to burst; break; crack; crackle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbres.tuz/

Noun

*brestuz m

  1. break; fracture
  2. impairment; handicap

Inflection

Declension of *brestuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brestuz *bristiwiz
vocative *brestu *bristiwiz
accusative *brestų *brestunz
genitive *brestauz *bristiwǫ̂
dative *bristiwi *brestumaz
instrumental *brestū *brestumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: berst, byrst
  • Old Saxon: *bresti
  • Old Dutch: *bresti
  • Old High German: bresto
    • Middle High German: breste
      • German: Breste
  • Old Norse: brestr
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