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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brimą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem- (“edge, point, spike”), related to Old Norse barmr, Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbri.mɑ̃/
Noun
*brimą n
- surf, the sea
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *brimą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *brimą | *brimō | |
| vocative | *brimą | *brimō | |
| accusative | *brimą | *brimō | |
| genitive | *brimas, *brimis | *brimǫ̂ | |
| dative | *brimai | *brimamaz | |
| instrumental | *brimō | *brimamiz | |
Related terms
- *bremaną
Descendants
- Old English: brim
- Middle English: brim
- English: brim
- Middle English: brim
- Old Norse: brim
- Icelandic: brim
- Faroese: brim
References
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.