Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blās

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

From Proto-Germanic *blēsaną (“to blow”).

Noun

*blās m

  1. a blow, blowing, puff
  2. flatulence

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *blās
Genitive *blāsas
Singular Plural
Nominative *blās *blāsō, *blāsōs
Accusative *blās *blāsā
Genitive *blāsas *blāsō
Dative *blāsē *blāsum
Instrumental *blāsu *blāsum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *blāsu

Derived terms

  • *gablās

Descendants

  • Old English: blǣs
  • Old Frisian: *blās
    • Saterland Frisian: Blas f
  • Old Saxon: *blās
    • Middle Low German: blâs f
      • German Low German: Blass
  • Old Dutch: *blās
  • Old High German: blās
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