Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bruseti

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to break”). Related to Latin frustum (“bit, scrap”), Proto-Germanic *brausijaną (compare Old English brȳsan, brīesan (“to crush”)), Old Church Slavonic бръснути (brŭsnuti, “to rake”), Proto-Albanian *brauša (compare Albanian breshër (“hail”)).

Verb

*bruseti

to break

Inflection

Thematic present
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*brusū	*brusennem	?	?
2nd singular	*brusesi	*brusītū	?	?
3rd singular	*bruseti	*bruse(to)	?	?
1st plural	*brusomu	*brusemmets	?	?
2nd plural	*brusete	brusetes, bruseswīs	?	?
3rd plural	*brusonti	*brusentets	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	?	—
2nd singular	?	?	*brusī
3rd singular	?	?	*bruset
1st plural	?	?	*brusomu
2nd plural	?	?	*brusetīs
3rd plural	?	?	*brusont
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*brusūr	—	?	—
2nd singular	*brusetar	—	?	—
3rd singular	*brusetor	*brusetey	?	?
1st plural	*brusommor	—	?	—
2nd plural	*brusedwe	—	?	—
3rd plural	*brusontor	*brusentits	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	—	—
2nd singular	?	—	*brusetar
3rd singular	?	—	*brusor
1st plural	?	—	*brusommor
2nd plural	?	—	*brusedwe
3rd plural	?	—	*brusontor

Descendants

Old Irish: bruïd
Gaulish:
- Old French: bruiser, bruser
  - Middle English: bruisen, brusen (partially)
    - English: bruise