Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blikǭ

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

A nominal formation related to *bliką (“shine, look, metal”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbli.kɔ̃ː/

Noun

*blikǭ f

  1. shine

Inflection

Declension of *blikǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blikǭ *blikōniz
vocative *blikǭ *blikōniz
accusative *blikōnų *blikōnunz
genitive *blikōniz *blikōnǫ̂
dative *blikōni *blikōmaz
instrumental *blikōnē *blikōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic:
    • Old English: *blica
      • ⇒ Old English: oferblica
  • Old Norse: blika (“shine; flash (of lightning)”)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀlikōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
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