Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blithi

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz.

Adjective

*blīthi

1. calm
2. happy

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: blide
  • Dutch: blij
    • Afrikaans: bly

Further reading

• “blīthi”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012