*brutą¹

Runic: brutjo Pronunciation: /ˈbru.tɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. that which is broken off (e.g. piece, fragment, etc.)
  2. that which breaks forth (e.g. sprout, bud, etc.)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰru-d-o-m, a zero-grade noun from root *bʰrewd- (‘to bud’), which (Pokorny 1959) treats as a d-extension of *bʰrew- (‘destroy, break’). Compare the s-extension *bʰrews- (‘to break’). Related to *breutaną (‘to destroy, crush, break (open), bud’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.brutąbrutō
Acc.brutąbrutō
Gen.brutas, brutisbrutǫ̂
Dat.brutaibrutamaz
Inst.brutōbrutamiz
Voc.brutąbrutō

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Descendants

  • *brot (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *brot (Old English)
      • *brot (Middle English)
        • brot (English)
        • brot, brat (Scots)
  • *brot (Proto-West Germanic)
    • broz (Old High German)
      • broz (Middle High German)
        • Bross (German)
  • *brot (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *brot (Old Saxon)
      • brot (Middle Low German)
  • brot (Old Norse)
    • brot (Faroese)
    • brot (Icelandic)
    • brott (Swedish)
  • brot (Old Norse)
    • brud (Danish)
      • brudd (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • brot (Old Norse)
    • brot, brott (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • brott (Norwegian Bokmål)

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