Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bliką

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbli.kɑ̃/

Noun

*bliką n

1. shine
2. look
3. metal

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *bliką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bliką	*blikō
vocative	*bliką	*blikō
accusative	*bliką	*blikō
genitive	*blikas, *blikis	*blikǫ̂
dative	*blikai	*blikamaz
instrumental	*blikō	*blikamiz

Related terms

• *blīkaną
• *blikkatjaną
• *blikǭ
• *blikōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blik
  • Old Saxon: blek, *blik
    • Middle Low German: bleck, blick
      • Low German: Bleck
      • → Danish: blik
      • → Norwegian: blikk (“tin”)
      • → Swedish: bleck
  • Old Dutch: *blek, *blik
    • Middle Dutch: blic, blec
      • Dutch: blik
  • Old High German: bleh
    • Middle High German: blëch
      • German: Blech
      • → Old Polish: blacha
        • Polish: blacha
• Old Norse: blik
  • Icelandic: blik
  • Norwegian: blikk (“gloss”)