Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blēwaz

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 Pre-Germanic *bʰleh₁wos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“blue, gray, yellow”). Kroonen reconstructs an ablauting u-stem, *bʰléh₁-, *bʰl̥h₁- in order to reconcile the vowels of the Germanic word with Latin flāvus (“yellow”), which is likely cognate; compare also Proto-Celtic *blāwos (“yellow”).[1] It is uncertain whether this root is related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛː.wɑz/

Adjective

*blēwaz

  1. blue
  2. a dark bluish or grey color, black

Inflection

Declension of *blēwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blēwaz *blēwō *blēwą, -atō *blēwai *blēwôz *blēwō
accusative *blēwanǭ *blēwǭ *blēwą, -atō *blēwanz *blēwōz *blēwō
genitive *blēwas, -is *blēwaizōz *blēwas, -is *blēwaizǫ̂ *blēwaizǫ̂ *blēwaizǫ̂
dative *blēwammai *blēwaizōi *blēwammai *blēwaimaz *blēwaimaz *blēwaimaz
instrumental *blēwanō *blēwaizō *blēwanō *blēwaimiz *blēwaimiz *blēwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blēwô *blēwǭ *blēwô *blēwaniz *blēwōniz *blēwōnō
accusative *blēwanų *blēwōnų *blēwô *blēwanunz *blēwōnunz *blēwōnō
genitive *blēwiniz *blēwōniz *blēwiniz *blēwanǫ̂ *blēwōnǫ̂ *blēwanǫ̂
dative *blēwini *blēwōni *blēwini *blēwammaz *blēwōmaz *blēwammaz
instrumental *blēwinē *blēwōnē *blēwinē *blēwammiz *blēwōmiz *blēwammiz

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blēwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/20577
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