Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blautaz

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 *bʰlowdh₂o-, from *bʰlow- (emaciated, soft). Cognate with Ancient Greek φλυδάω (phludáō, to be soft, weak).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*blautaz

  1. soft
  2. exhausted; emptied out; spent
  3. fainthearted
  4. bare; naked

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67