Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brahtaz

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰre- (“to break, crack”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to rend, tear, cut, split”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑx.tɑz/

Noun

*brahtaz m

cracking, snapping, crash, noise

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *brahtaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brahtaz	brahtōz, brahtōs
vocative	*braht	brahtōz, brahtōs
accusative	*brahtą	*brahtanz
genitive	brahtas, brahtis	*brahtǫ̂
dative	*brahtai	*brahtamaz
instrumental	*brahtō	*brahtamiz

Related terms

*brahtumaz
*brakaz

Descendants

Old Saxon: braht
- Middle Low German: bracht, brecht
Old High German: braht, praht
- Middle High German: braht, praht
  - German: Pracht
  - Luxembourgish: Pruecht
  - Dutch: pracht