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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brokkōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *brukkōną. An iterative verb to the strong verb *brekan.
Verb
*brokkōn
- to break, crumble
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *brokkōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *brokkōdā | |
| Infinitive | *brokkōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *brokkōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *brokkōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *brokkōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *brokkō | *brokkōdā |
| 2nd singular | *brokkōs | *brokkōdēs, *brokkōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *brokkōþ | *brokkōdē, *brokkōdā |
| 1st plural | *brokkōm | *brokkōdum |
| 2nd plural | *brokkōþ | *brokkōdud |
| 3rd plural | *brokkōnþ | *brokkōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *brokkō | *brokkōdī |
| 2nd singular | *brokkōs | *brokkōdī |
| 3rd singular | *brokkō | *brokkōdī |
| 1st plural | *brokkōm | *brokkōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *brokkōþ | *brokkōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *brokkōn | *brokkōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *brokkō | |
| Plural | *brokkōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *brokkōndī | *brokkōd |
Alternative forms
- *brokōn
Descendants
- Old English: brocian
- Old Dutch: *brocken, *broken
- Middle Dutch: brocken, brōken
- Dutch: brokken, broken
- Middle Dutch: brocken, brōken
- Old High German: brohhōn, brokkōn
- Middle High German: brocken
- ⇒ Middle High German: erbrochen