Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēdô

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

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē- (“waft; breeze; haze”) or Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe; brew; cook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛː.ðɔːː/

Noun

*brēdô m

flesh, meat
muscle

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *brēdô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brēdô	*brēdaniz
vocative	*brēdô	*brēdaniz
accusative	*brēdanų	*brēdanunz
genitive	*brēdiniz	*brēdanǫ̂
dative	*brēdini	*brēdammaz
instrumental	*brēdinē	*brēdammiz

Descendants

Old English: brǣd, brǣde, brād (Old English nouns are strong)
- Middle English: brede, brade
  - Scots: brede
Old Frisian: *brāde, *brēde
- Saterland Frisian: Broaden (possibly from Middle Low German)
- (West Frisian: gebraden)
Old Saxon: brādo
- Middle Low German: brade, brāde; brāt
  - German Low German: Braa
Frankish: *brādō
- Old Dutch: *brādo
  - Middle Dutch: brâde
    - Dutch: braai
- Old French: braon
  - Middle English: brawne
    - Scots: brawn, bran
    - English: brawn
Old High German: brāto, prāto; brāt
- Middle High German: brāte; brāt
  - German: Braten, Bratwurst
    - English: brat, bratwurst
  - Luxembourgish: Brot
Old Norse: bráð
- Icelandic: bráð
- Faroese: bráð
- Danish: brad
- Old Swedish: brāþ
  - Swedish: bråd (in villebråd)