Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blēstuz

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 *blēsaną (to blow) +‎ *-þuz (result noun suffix), with quasi-Indo-European form *bʰleh₁-s-tu-s.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛːs.tuz/

Noun

*blēstuz m

  1. blast, burst of wind, breeze

Inflection

Declension of *blēstuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blēstuz *blēstiwiz
vocative *blēstu *blēstiwiz
accusative *blēstų *blēstunz
genitive *blēstauz *blēstiwǫ̂
dative *blēstiwi *blēstumaz
instrumental *blēstū *blēstumiz
  • *blēsuz/*blēsaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blēstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68