Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūkaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (to make use of). Cognate with Latin fruor (enjoy).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*brūkaną

  1. to make use of, employ, use, consume
    Synonym: *neutaną

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀrūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 60