Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braidaz

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

    Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr-oy-tos, a participle from an i-present of *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”); compare Lithuanian ber̃ti (“to strew, scatter”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑi̯.ðɑz/

    Adjective

    *braidaz

    1. broad, wide

    Inflection

    Declension of *braidaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *braidaz *braidō *braidą, -atō *braidai *braidôz *braidō
    accusative *braidanǭ *braidǭ *braidą, -atō *braidanz *braidōz *braidō
    genitive *braidas, -is *braidaizōz *braidas, -is *braidaizǫ̂ *braidaizǫ̂ *braidaizǫ̂
    dative *braidammai *braidaizōi *braidammai *braidaimaz *braidaimaz *braidaimaz
    instrumental *braidanō *braidaizō *braidanō *braidaimiz *braidaimiz *braidaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *braidô *braidǭ *braidô *braidaniz *braidōniz *braidōnō
    accusative *braidanų *braidōnų *braidô *braidanunz *braidōnunz *braidōnō
    genitive *braidiniz *braidōniz *braidiniz *braidanǫ̂ *braidōnǫ̂ *braidanǫ̂
    dative *braidini *braidōni *braidini *braidammaz *braidōmaz *braidammaz
    instrumental *braidinē *braidōnē *braidinē *braidammiz *braidōmiz *braidammiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*braida-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 73
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