Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūkaną
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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
- to make use of, employ, use, consume
- Synonym: *neutaną
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *brūkaną (weak suffixless)
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *brūkan
- Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (brūkjan)
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀrūkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 60