*brakǭ

Runic: ᛒᚱᚨᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbrɑ.kɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

a bush, branch

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrog-éh₂, from an o-grade form of root *bʰreg- (‘to break’). Related to *brekaną (‘to break’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.brakǭbrakōniz
Acc.brakōnųbrakōnunz
Gen.brakōnizbrakōnǫ̂
Dat.brakōnibrakōmaz
Inst.brakōnēbrakōmiz
Voc.brakǭbrakōniz

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Descendants

  • *brakā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *bræce (Old English)
      • *brake (Middle English)
        • brake (English)
  • *brakā (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *braka (Old Saxon)
      • brake (Middle Low German)
  • *braka (Old Norse)
    • brake (Norwegian)

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