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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blankaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 late formation from *blinkaną, with the -i- interpreted as an e-grade vowel. Thus, its formation must have followed the raising of *e to *i before nasal+consonant, which made this analysis possible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*blankaz

  1. bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
    Synonyms: *blaikaz, *hwītaz

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old Frisian: blank
  • Old Saxon: *blank
  • Frankish: *blank
    • Old Dutch: *blank
    • Late Latin: *blancus (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: blanch, blank
    • Middle High German: blank
      • German: blank
      • Luxembourgish: blank
      • Vilamovian: błān
  • Old Norse: blakkr
    • Icelandic: blakkur
    • Faroese: blakkur
    • Norwegian: blakk
    • Old Swedish: blakker
    • Old Danish: blak
    • Westrobothnian: blakk
    • Elfdalian: blokk

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz              *gelwaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwjaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwjaz              *baswaz, *gudawabjīnaz             
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