Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōþą

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

    Of uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-tó-m, a neuter collective noun from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”) (whence *blōaną (“to bloom, flower”)), morphing into the sense of "blooming red, blushing" > "liquid blood". In addition to the above theory, Kroonen also suggests a derivation from *blēaną (“to blow”), with a sense of "blowing or gushing out".[1] Either way, possibly a taboo-avoidance euphemism.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈblɔː.θɑ̃/

    Noun

    *blōþą n

    1. blood
      Synonym: *dreuzaz

    Inflection

    Plural has the voiced Verner alternant.

    Declension of *blōþą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *blōþą *blōdō
    vocative *blōþą *blōdō
    accusative *blōþą *blōdō
    genitive *blōþas, *blōþis *blōdǫ̂
    dative *blōþai *blōdamaz
    instrumental *blōþō *blōdamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blōda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70
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