Appendix:Proto-Germanic/blakaz

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This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

  • *blakkaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (to shine, burn, scorch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈblɑ.kɑz/

Adjective

*blakaz

  1. burnt
  2. black, swart

Declension


Related terms

  • *blaką

Descendants

  • Old English: blæc
  • Old Saxon: *blak
  • Old Dutch: blak
  • Old High German: blah, plah
    • German: Blachmal, Blachfrost, Blachfeld
  • Old Norse: blakkr
    • Icelandic: blakkur
    • Swedish: black
    • Danish: blak
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