brehhan
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, whence also Old Saxon brekan, Old English brecan, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (brikan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.
Verb
brehhan
- to break
Conjugation
Conjugation of brehhan (strong class 4)
| infinitive | brehhan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | brihhu | brah |
| 2nd person singular | brihhis | brāhhi |
| 3rd person singular | brihhit | brah |
| 1st person plural | brehhem, brehhemes | brāhhum, brāhhumes |
| 2nd person plural | brehhet | brāhhut |
| 3rd person plural | brehhant | brāhhun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | brehhe | brāhhi |
| 2nd person singular | brehhes | brāhhis |
| 3rd person singular | brehhe | brāhhi |
| 1st person plural | brehhem, brehhemes | brāhhim, brāhhimes |
| 2nd person plural | brehhet | brāhhit |
| 3rd person plural | brehhen | brāhhin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | brih | |
| plural | brehhet | |
| participle | present | past |
| brehhanti | gibrohhan | |
Descendants
- Middle High German: brëchen
- German: brechen
- Luxembourgish: briechen
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: breche
- Yiddish: ברעכן (brekhn)
- ⇒ Middle High German: brachen (“to plow”)
- ⇒ Middle High German: brāchōt (“June”, literally “time of plowing”)
- Alemannic German: Broochet
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: praachot
- Mòcheno: prochet
- German: Brachet
- ⇒ Middle High German: brāchōt (“June”, literally “time of plowing”)