bronst
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bronst, earlier brunst, from Old Dutch *brunst, from Proto-Germanic *brunstiz, from *brinnaną (“to burn, to be on fire”) + *-stiz, the latter form the abstract noun former *-þiz (which became productive with stems ending in nasals), according to Kroonen from Pre-Germanic *bʰrénuh₁e-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɔnst/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bronst
- Rhymes: -ɔnst
Noun
bronst f (uncountable, diminutive bronstje n)
- heat, rut (sexual excitement of animals)
- a strong sexual urge to mate (for humans)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN