Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blējaną

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-ye-ti, from *bʰleh₁- (to bleat). Cognate with Latin fleō (to cry, weep), Latvian blēt (to bleat), Russian бле́ять (bléjatʹ, to bleat).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛː.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*blējaną[1][2]

  1. to bleat

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blājan
    • Old English: *blǣan
    • Middle Low German: blēen
    • Old High German: blāen

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blējan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blējanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 49