Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blīþisi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *blīþī +‎ *-isi.[1]

Noun

*blīþisi f[1]

  1. (North Sea Germanic) happiness

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
Singular
Nominative *blīþisi
Genitive *blīþissjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *blīþisi *blīþissjō
Accusative *blīþissjā *blīþissjā
Genitive *blīþissjā *blīþissjō
Dative *blīþissjē *blīþissjōm, *blīþissjum
Instrumental *blīþissju *blīþissjōm, *blīþissjum

Descendants

  • Old English: blīþs, blīds, bliss
  • Old Saxon: blīthsia, blīdsea, blizza

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 14: “PWGmc *blīþisi”
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