Reconstruction:Old Dutch/brun

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 *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz. Only attested in Old Dutch in proper nouns.

Adjective

*brūn

  1. brown

Inflection

Declension of *brūn (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *brūn *brūn *brūn *brūna, *brūne
accusative *brūnan, *brūnen *brūna *brūn *brūna, *brūne
genitive *brūnes *brūnero *brūnes *brūnero
dative *brūnin, *brūnemo *brūnero *brūnin, *brūnemo *brūnon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *brūno *brūna *brūna *brūnon
accusative *brūnon *brūnon *brūna *brūnon
genitive *brūnin *brūnon *brūnin *brūnono
dative *brūnin *brūnon *brūnin *brūnon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: bruun
    • Dutch: bruin
      • Afrikaans: bruin
      • Negerhollands: bruun, brin, bryen
      • → Papiamentu: brùin, brein, bruin
      • → Sranan Tongo: broin
    • Limburgish: broen
    • West Flemish: bruun
    • → English: bruin
    • → Latvian: brūns

References

  • “brūn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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