Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blakaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editUncertain. Perhaps from Pre-Germanic *bʰlogos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg-. Compare Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine, burn, scorch”).
Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mlagos, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*blakaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *blakaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *blakaz | *blakai | *blakō | *blakôz | *blaką, -atō | *blakō |
Accusative | *blakanǭ | *blakanz | *blakǭ | *blakōz | *blaką, -atō | *blakō |
Genitive | *blakas, -is | *blakaizǫ̂ | *blakaizōz | *blakaizǫ̂ | *blakas, -is | *blakaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *blakammai | *blakaimaz | *blakaizōi | *blakaimaz | *blakammai | *blakaimaz |
Instrumental | *blakanō | *blakaimiz | *blakaizō | *blakaimiz | *blakanō | *blakaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *blakô | *blakaniz | *blakǭ | *blakōniz | *blakô | *blakōnō |
Accusative | *blakanų | *blakanunz | *blakōnų | *blakōnunz | *blakô | *blakōnō |
Genitive | *blakiniz | *blakanǫ̂ | *blakōniz | *blakōnǫ̂ | *blakiniz | *blakanǫ̂ |
Dative | *blakini | *blakammaz | *blakōni | *blakōmaz | *blakini | *blakammaz |
Instrumental | *blakinē | *blakammiz | *blakōnē | *blakōmiz | *blakinē | *blakammiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *blak
- Old English: blæc
- Old Saxon: *blak
- Middle Low German: blak, black (in combinations: blakglas; blakpulwer, blackpulwer; blakvarwe, blakverwe)
- Old Dutch: blak
- ⇒ Old Dutch: giblakmalad
- Old High German: blah, plah
- Middle High German: blach
- German: blach (in combinations: Blachmal Blachfrost, Blachfeld)
- Middle High German: blach
See also
edit*blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz | *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz | *blakaz, *swartaz |
*raudaz | *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz | *gelwaz, *gulaz |
*grōniz | *grōniz | |
*blēwaz | *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | |
*blēwaz, *hēwijaz | *baswaz |