Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blank

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 *blankaz.

Adjective

*blank

1. bright, shining

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*blank
Genitive	*blankas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*blank	*blanku	*blank
Accusative	*blankanā	*blankā	*blank
Genitive	*blankas	*blankeʀā	*blankas
Dative	*blankumē	*blankeʀē	*blankumē
Instrumental	*blanku	*blankeʀu	*blanku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*blankē	*blankō	*blanku
Accusative	*blankā	*blankā	*blanku
Genitive	*blankeʀō	*blankeʀō	*blankeʀō
Dative	*blankēm, *blankum	*blankēm, *blankum	*blankēm, *blankum
Instrumental	*blankēm, *blankum	*blankēm, *blankum	*blankēm, *blankum

Descendants

• Old English: blanc
  • ⇒ Old English: blanca, blonca (“white horse”)
    • Middle English: blanke, blonke
      • Scots: blonk (“steed”)
      • English: blank
• Old Frisian: blank
  • Saterland Frisian: blonk
  • West Frisian: blank
• Old Saxon: *blank
  • Middle Low German: blank
    • German Low German: blank
    • → Old Norse: blankr
      • Icelandic: blankur
      • Faroese: blankur
      • Norwegian: blank
      • Old Swedish: blanker
        • Swedish: blank
      • Old Danish: blank
        • Danish: blank
      • Elfdalian: blaunk
      • Gutnish: blankar
      • Scanian: blánker
• Old Dutch: *blanc
  • Middle Dutch: blanc
    • Dutch: blank
    • Limburgish: blank
• Old High German: blanch, blank
  • Middle High German: blank
    • German: blank
    • Luxembourgish: blank
    • Vilamovian: błān
• → Medieval Latin: blancus (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)

*blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas	*falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair	*blak, *swart
*raud	*brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn	*gelu
*grōnī	*grōnī
	*blāu	*blāu
*blāu	*purpurā