Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brāþi

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 *brēþiz.

Noun

*brāþi m

vapour, steam
breath
odour, smell

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brāþi
Genitive	*brāþī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brāþi	*brāþī
Accusative	*brāþi	*brāþī
Genitive	*brāþī	*brāþijō
Dative	*brāþī	*brāþim
Instrumental	*brāþī	*brāþim

Derived terms

*brāþm

Descendants

Old English: brǣþ
- Middle English: breth, breeth
  - Scots: breth, brethe, breith
  - English: breath