Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brēwō

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

Alternative forms

*brūwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrḗw- (“eyebrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛː.wɔː/

Noun

*brēwō f

eyebrow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *brēwō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brēwō	*brēwôz
vocative	*brēwō	*brēwôz
accusative	*brēwǭ	*brēwōz
genitive	*brēwōz	*brēwǫ̂
dative	*brēwōi	*brēwōmaz
instrumental	*brēwō	*brēwōmiz

Descendants

Old English: brǣw, brēaw, brēġ
- Middle English: breu
  - Scots: brew, bree, breers
  - English: bree (dialectal), brow
Old Frisian: *brāw
- West Frisian: winbrau
Old Saxon: brāwa, brāha
- Middle Low German: brâwe, brâ (in winbrâwe, winbrâ)
  - German Low German: Braan, Bruun
Old Dutch: *brāwa
- Middle Dutch: brauwe
  - Dutch: brauw (mostly in wenkbrauw); -per (in wimper)
Old High German: brāwa
- Middle High German: brā; (rarely) brāwe
  - German: Braue (mostly in Augenbraue); -per (in Wimper)
  - Luxembourgish: -per (in Aper, Wëmper)
Old Norse: brá
- Icelandic: brá
- Faroese: brá
- Old Swedish: brā
  - Swedish: -brå in baldersbrå