Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bruþą

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe; roil; brew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbru.θɑ̃/

Noun

*bruþą n

broth

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *bruþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bruþą	*bruþō
vocative	*bruþą	*bruþō
accusative	*bruþą	*bruþō
genitive	bruþas, bruþis	*bruþǫ̂
dative	*bruþai	*bruþamaz
instrumental	*bruþō	*bruþamiz

Related terms

*brewwaną

Descendants

Old English: broþ
- Middle English: broth
  - English: broth
    - → Scottish Gaelic: brot
  - Scots: broth
Old Saxon: broth
- Middle Low German: brot
Frankish: *brod, *broth, *bruth
- → Late Latin: brodium (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: brod, prod
- Middle High German: brod
  - German: Brod
  - Luxembourgish: Britt
Old Norse: broð
- Icelandic: broð