Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brinnan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

*brinnan

to burn, to be on fire

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*brinnan
1st sg. past	*brann
3rd pl. past	*brunnun
Past ptcple	*brunnan
Infinitive	*brinnan
Genitive infin.	*brinnannjas
Dative infin.	*brinnannjē
Instrum. infin.	*brinnannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*brinnu	*brann
2nd singular	*brinniʀi	*brunnī
3rd singular	*brinnidi	*brann
1st plural	*brinnum	*brunnum
2nd plural	*brinnid	*brunnud
3rd plural	*brinnand	*brunnun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*brinnē	*brunnī
2nd singular	*brinnēs	*brunnī
3rd singular	*brinnē	*brunnī
1st plural	*brinnēm	*brunnīm
2nd plural	*brinnēþ	*brunnīd
3rd plural	*brinnēn	*brunnīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*brinn
Plural	*brinnid
	Present	Past
Participle	*brinnandī	*brunnan

Related terms

*brannijan

Descendants

Old English: biernan, beornan, byrnan
- Middle English: birnen, bernen
  - Scots: bern, brenn, bren, brend
  - English: burn
Old Saxon: brinnan
- Middle Low German: bernen, barnen, burnen
  - German Low German: brannen
Old Dutch: brinnan
- Middle Dutch: bernen
Old High German: brinnan
- Middle High German: brinnen
  - Cimbrian: prönnan
  - German: brinnen