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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brāþm

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

Probably a blend of *brāþi +‎ *āþm.

Noun

*brāþm m

vapour, steam

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brāþm
Genitive	*brāþmas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brāþm	brāþmō, brāþmōs
Accusative	*brāþm	*brāþmā
Genitive	*brāþmas	*brāþmō
Dative	*brāþmē	*brāþmum
Instrumental	*brāþmu	*brāþmum

Descendants

Old Saxon: *brātham
- Middle Low German: brādem
  - >? Low German: Bradden
Old High German: brādam
- Middle High German: brādem
  - German: Brodem
Suevic:
- → Galician: brétema (“fog, mist”)

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