Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brūnijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

  • From *brūn (“brown”) +‎ *-jan.

    Verb

    brūnijan

    1. to make brown
    2. to tan

    Inflection

    Class 1 weak
    Infinitive *brūnijan
    1st sg. past *brūnidā
    Infinitive *brūnijan
    Genitive infin. *brūnijannjas
    Dative infin. *brūnijannjē
    Instrum. infin. *brūnijannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *brūniju *brūnidā
    2nd singular *brūnisi *brūnidēs, *brūnidōs
    3rd singular *brūniþi *brūnidē, *brūnidā
    1st plural *brūnijum *brūnidum
    2nd plural *brūniþ *brūnidud
    3rd plural *brūnijanþ *brūnidun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *brūnijē *brūnidī
    2nd singular *brūnijēs *brūnidī
    3rd singular *brūnijē *brūnidī
    1st plural *brūnijēm *brūnidīm
    2nd plural *brūnijēþ *brūnidīd
    3rd plural *brūnijēn *brūnidīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *brūni
    Plural *brūniþ
    Present Past
    Participle *brūnijandī *brūnid

    Descendants

    • Old English: brȳnan
    • Old Dutch: *brūnen
      • Middle Dutch: brunen
        • Dutch: bruinen
    • Old High German: brūnen
      • Middle High German: briunen
    • → Old French: brunir, burnir
    • → Old Occitan: brunir
      • → Old Galician-Portuguese: bronir
      • → Old Spanish:
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