Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blędati

This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic

Etymology

From *blęsti (1sg. *blędǫ) +‎ *-ati.

Verb

*blędati

  1. to be delirious
  2. to cause confusion, commotion

Alternative forms

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰlendʰ- (0 c, 8 e)

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Polabian: 1sg. *blędaje, 3sg. bľǫdă
    • Polish: blańdać (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blędati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 114
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