Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blauþį̄

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *blauþaz +‎ *-į̄.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯.θĩː/

Noun

*blauþį̄ f[1]

  1. cowardice
  2. apathy

Inflection

Declension of *blauþį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blauþį̄ *blauþīniz
vocative *blauþį̄ *blauþīniz
accusative *blauþīnų *blauþīnunz
genitive *blauþīniz *blauþīnǫ̂
dative *blauþīni *blauþīmaz
instrumental *blauþīnē *blauþīmiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: blōthī
  • Old High German: blōdī
    • Middle High German: blœde
      • German: Blöde
  • Old Norse: bleyði

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blauþīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47
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