Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brūn
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.
Adjective[edit]
*brūn
Inflection[edit]
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *brūn | ||
| Genitive | *brūnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *brūn | *brūnu | *brūn |
| Accusative | *brūnanā | *brūnā | *brūn |
| Genitive | *brūnas | *brūneʀā | *brūnas |
| Dative | *brūnumē | *brūneʀē | *brūnumē |
| Instrumental | *brūnu | *brūneʀu | *brūnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *brūnē | *brūnō | *brūnu |
| Accusative | *brūnā | *brūnā | *brūnu |
| Genitive | *brūneʀō | *brūneʀō | *brūneʀō |
| Dative | *brūnēm, *brūnum | *brūnēm, *brūnum | *brūnēm, *brūnum |
| Instrumental | *brūnēm, *brūnum | *brūnēm, *brūnum | *brūnēm, *brūnum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: brūn
- Old Frisian: brūn
- Old Saxon: brūn
- Old Dutch: *brūn
- Old High German: brūn
- → Late Latin: brūnus
- → Old French: brun
See also[edit]
| *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas | *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair | *blak, *swart |
| *raud | *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn | *gelu |
| *grōnī | *grōnī | |
| *blāu | *blāu | |
| *blāu | *purpurā |