Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blao

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Adjective

*blāo

  1. blue

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: blau, blauwe
    • Dutch: blauw, blouw (misspelling), blaauw (before 1864)
      • Afrikaans: blou
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: blau
      • Jersey Dutch: blāu
      • Negerhollands: blauw, blou, blau
      • Petjo: blaoe, blauw, blauwe
      • Lokono: barautho
      • Caribbean Hindustani: bláu
      • Indonesian: belau
      • Papiamentu: blou, blaauw
      • Sranan Tongo: blaw
        • Aukan: baaw
        • Caribbean Javanese: blau
        • Saramaccan: baáu
      • Warao: hebulau, jeburau
    • Limburgish: blów

References

*blāo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012