Reconstruction:Old Dutch/brecan

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Verb

*brecan

  1. to break

Inflection

Conjugation of *brecan (strong class 4)
infinitive *brecan
indicative present past
1st person singular *breco, *brecon *brac
2nd person singular *brikis *brāki
3rd person singular *brikit *brac
1st person plural *brecun *brācon
2nd person plural *brekit *brācot
3rd person plural *brecunt *brācon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *breke *brāki
2nd person singular *brekis *brāki
3rd person singular *breke *brāki
1st person plural *brekin *brākin
2nd person plural *brekit *brākit
3rd person plural *brekin *brākin
imperative present
singular *brec, *bric
plural *breket
participle present past
*brecandi *brocan, *gibrocan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: brēken
    • Dutch: breken
    • Limburgish: braeke
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