Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blindį̄

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 *blindaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈblin.dĩː/

Noun edit

*blindį̄ f^[1]

blindness

Inflection edit

īn-stemDeclension of *blindį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blindį̄	*blindīniz
vocative	*blindį̄	*blindīniz
accusative	*blindīnų	*blindīnunz
genitive	*blindīniz	*blindīnǫ̂
dative	*blindīni	*blindīmaz
instrumental	*blindīnē	*blindīmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *blindī
- Old Saxon: blindi
- Old High German: blintī
  - Middle High German: blinde
    - German: Blinde
Old Norse: blindi f
- Icelandic: blindi f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: blinde f
- Norwegian Bokmål: blinde m or f

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blendīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 48

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blendīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 48

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