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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bragz
Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *braguz, *bragiz
Etymology
Uncertain. Hypotheses include:
- From *breh- (“to flash, move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreḱ-, *bʰreǵ- (“to shine, shimmer”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
- Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mrekʷ- or *mregʷ- (“to shimmer”). If so, then cognate with Lithuanian mirkčioti (“to blink, flicker, wink, twinkle, shimmer, sparkle”), Russian морга́ть (morgátʹ, “to blink, wink”).
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɑɣz/
Noun
*bragz m
- One who is first or foremost, a premier, chief, leader, prince
Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *bragz (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *bragz | *bragiz | |
vocative | *brag | *bragiz | |
accusative | *bragų | *bragunz | |
genitive | *bragiz | *bragǫ̂ | |
dative | *bragi | *bragumaz | |
instrumental | *bragē | *bragumiz |
Descendants
- Old English: bregu, brego, breogo
- Old Norse: bragr; bragi, Bragi, bragnar
- Icelandic: bragur
- Norwegian: brag
- → Middle English: brag
- ⇒ Middle English: braggen
- English: brag
- Scots: bragge, braig
- ⇒ Middle English: braggen