Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blao

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 *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Adjective

*blāo

  1. blue

Inflection

Declension of *blāo (wa-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *blāo *blāo *blāo *blāwa, *blāwe
accusative *blāwan, *blāwen *blāwa *blāo *blāwa, *blāwe
genitive *blāwes *blāwero *blāwes *blāwero
dative *blāwin, *blāwemo *blāwero *blāwin, *blāwemo *blāwon
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *blāwo *blāwa *blāwa *blāwon
accusative *blāwon *blāwon *blāwa *blāwon
genitive *blāwin *blāwon *blāwin *blāwono
dative *blāwin *blāwon *blāwin *blāwon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: blau, blauwe
    • Dutch: blauw, blouw (misspelling), blaauw (before 1864)
      • Afrikaans: blou
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: blau
      • Jersey Dutch: blāu
      • Negerhollands: blauw, blou, blau
      • Petjo: blaoe, blauw, blauwe
      • → Lokono: barautho
      • → Caribbean Hindustani: bláu
      • → Indonesian: belau
      • → Papiamentu: blou, blaauw
      • → Sranan Tongo: blaw
        • Aukan: baaw
        • → Caribbean Javanese: blau
        • → Saramaccan: baáu
      • → Warao: hebulau, jeburau
    • Limburgish: blów

References

“*blāo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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