Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brestaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*brestaną[1][2]

  1. to burst, break, sunder, split, crack

Inflection

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Conjugation of *brestaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brestō *brestaų — *brestai ?
2nd singular *bristizi *brestaiz *brest *brestazai *brestaizau
3rd singular *bristidi *brestai *brestadau *brestadai *brestaidau
1st dual *brestōz *brestaiw — — —
2nd dual *brestadiz *brestaidiz *brestadiz — —
1st plural *brestamaz *brestaim — *brestandai *brestaindau
2nd plural *bristid *brestaid *bristid *brestandai *brestaindau
3rd plural *brestandi *brestain *brestandau *brestandai *brestaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *brast *brustį̄
2nd singular *brast *brustīz
3rd singular *brast *brustī
1st dual *brustū *brustīw
2nd dual *brustudiz *brustīdiz
1st plural *brustum *brustīm
2nd plural *brustud *brustīd
3rd plural *brustun *brustīn
present past
participles *brestandz *brustanaz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*brestan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*brestanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
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