Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōks

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 earlier *brāks, from Pre-Germanic *bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with Latin frangō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔːks/

    Noun

    *brōks f

    1. crotch; rear end, rump, hindquarters
    2. leggings, pants, trousers
      Synonym: *husǭ

    Inflection

    Declension of *brōks (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *brōks *brōkiz
    vocative *brōk *brōkiz
    accusative *brōkų *brōkunz
    genitive *brōkiz *brōkǫ̂
    dative *brōki *brōkumaz
    instrumental *brōkē *brōkumiz

    Derived terms

    • *þeuhabrōks
      • Proto-West Germanic: *þeuhabrōk

    Descendants

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