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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brōan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brōaną.
Verb
*brōan
- to warm
- to boil, to brew
Inflection
| Strong class 7e | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *brōan | |
| 1st sg. past | *breō | |
| 3rd pl. past | *breōun | |
| Past ptcple | *brōan | |
| Infinitive | *brōan | |
| Genitive infin. | *brōannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *brōannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *brōannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *brōu | *breō |
| 2nd singular | *brōiʀi | *breōī |
| 3rd singular | *brōidi | *breō |
| 1st plural | *brōum | *breōum |
| 2nd plural | *brōid | *breōud |
| 3rd plural | *brōand | *breōun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *brōē | *breōī |
| 2nd singular | *brōēs | *breōī |
| 3rd singular | *brōē | *breōī |
| 1st plural | *brōēm | *breōīm |
| 2nd plural | *brōēþ | *breōīd |
| 3rd plural | *brōēn | *breōīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *brō | |
| Plural | *brōid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *brōandī | *brōan |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: *brōia
- Saterland Frisian: broie
- West Frisian: broeie
- Old Saxon: *brōian
- Middle Low German: broien, brogen, brugen
- German Low German: breihen, breuhen
- Middle Low German: broien, brogen, brugen
- Old Dutch: *bruoien
- Middle Dutch: broeyen
- Dutch: broeien
- Middle Dutch: broeyen
- Old High German: bruoen (in firbruoen)
- Middle High German: brüejen, brüen
- German: brühen
- Middle High German: brüejen, brüen
- → Old French: bruir (see there for further descendants)