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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brūkī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brūkiz.
Adjective
*brūkī[1]
- useful
Inflection
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *brūkī | ||
| Genitive | *brūkijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *brūkī | *brūkiju | *brūkī |
| Accusative | *brūkijanā | *brūkijā | *brūkī |
| Genitive | *brūkijas | *brūkijeʀā | *brūkijas |
| Dative | *brūkijumē | *brūkijeʀē | *brūkijumē |
| Instrumental | *brūkiju | *brūkijeʀu | *brūkiju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *brūkijē | *brūkijō | *brūkiju |
| Accusative | *brūkijā | *brūkijā | *brūkiju |
| Genitive | *brūkijeʀō | *brūkijeʀō | *brūkijeʀō |
| Dative | *brūkijēm, *brūkijum | *brūkijēm, *brūkijum | *brūkijēm, *brūkijum |
| Instrumental | *brūkijēm, *brūkijum | *brūkijēm, *brūkijum | *brūkijēm, *brūkijum |
Related terms
- *brūkan
Descendants
- Old English: brȳċe
- Middle English: bryche, briche
- Old High German: brūhhi
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208: “PWGmc *brūkī”