Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blauþuz

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 Proto-Indo-European *mlów-tu-s, from *mlew- (“to crush, soften”). Related to Proto-Germanic *blewwaną (“to beat (up), blow”), Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt; dim, faint”), Avestan 𐬨𐬭𐬎𐬙𐬀 (mruta, “crushed (?), weak”). Despite similar phonetics and semantics, not related to Proto-Germanic *blautaz (“soft, bare”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯.θuz/

Adjective

*blauþuz

  1. weak, feeble, emaciated
  2. lacking, void, naked
  3. soft, faint-hearted, gentle

Inflection

Declension of *blauþuz (u-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blauþuz *blauþī *blauþų, *-jatō *blauþijai *blauþijôz *blauþijō
accusative *blauþijanǭ *blauþijǭ *blauþų, *-jatō *blauþijanz *blauþijōz *blauþijō
genitive *blauþijas, *blauþīs *blauþijaizōz *blauþijas, *blauþīs *blauþijaizǫ̂ *blauþijaizǫ̂ *blauþijaizǫ̂
dative *blauþijammai *blauþijaizōi *blauþijammai *blauþijaimaz *blauþijaimaz *blauþijaimaz
instrumental *blauþijanō *blauþijaizō *blauþijanō *blauþijaimiz *blauþijaimiz *blauþijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blauþijô *blauþijǭ *blauþijô *blauþijaniz *blauþijōniz *blauþijōnō
accusative *blauþijanų *blauþijōnų *blauþijô *blauþijanunz *blauþijōnunz *blauþijōnō
genitive *blauþīniz *blauþijōniz *blauþīniz *blauþijanǫ̂ *blauþijōnǫ̂ *blauþijanǫ̂
dative *blauþīni *blauþijōni *blauþīni *blauþijammaz *blauþijōmaz *blauþijammaz
instrumental *blauþīnē *blauþijōnē *blauþīnē *blauþijammiz *blauþijōmiz *blauþijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: blēaþ
    • Middle English: bleath, bleth, blethe
  • Old Frisian: *blāth
  • Old Saxon: *blōth, blōthi
  • Frankish: *blauthi, *blōdi
  • Old High German: plōdi, blōdi
  • Old Norse: blauðr

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blauþu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67
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