Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blait

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

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *blaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyd-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyd-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *blědъ (“pale”), Albanian blehurë (“pale”).

Adjective

*blait

  1. pale, discolored

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *blait
Genitive *blaitas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *blait *blaitu *blait
Accusative *blaitanā *blaitā *blait
Genitive *blaitas *blaiteʀā *blaitas
Dative *blaitumē *blaiteʀē *blaitumē
Instrumental *blaitu *blaiteʀu *blaitu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *blaitē *blaitō *blaitu
Accusative *blaitā *blaitā *blaitu
Genitive *blaiteʀō *blaiteʀō *blaiteʀō
Dative *blaitēm, *blaitum *blaitēm, *blaitum *blaitēm, *blaitum
Instrumental *blaitēm, *blaitum *blaitēm, *blaitum *blaitēm, *blaitum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: blāt
    • Middle English: *blat, *blate, *blot, *blote

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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