Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brahtaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to rend, tear, cut, split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑx.tɑz/

Noun

*brahtaz m

1. cracking, snapping, crash, noise

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *brahtaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brahtaz	*brahtōz, *brahtōs
vocative	*braht	*brahtōz, *brahtōs
accusative	*brahtą	*brahtanz
genitive	*brahtas, *brahtis	*brahtǫ̂
dative	*brahtai	*brahtamaz
instrumental	*brahtō	*brahtamiz

Related terms

• *brakaz

Descendants

• Old Saxon: braht
  • Middle Low German: bracht, brecht
• Old High German: braht, praht
  • Middle High German: braht, praht
    • German: Pracht
    • Luxembourgish: Pruecht
    • Vilamovian: praocht
    • → Dutch: pracht
    • → Danish: pragt