Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blasį̄

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 *blasaz +‎ *-į̄.

Noun

*blasį̄ f

1. blaze, white marking on the forehead (of animals, esp. horses)

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *blasį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blasį̄	*blasīniz
vocative	*blasį̄	*blasīniz
accusative	*blasīnų	*blasīnunz
genitive	*blasīniz	*blasīnǫ̂
dative	*blasīni	*blasīmaz
instrumental	*blasīnē	*blasīmiz

Related terms

• *bēlą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blasī
  • Old Frisian: *blase, *blese
    • Saterland Frisian: Blässe, Bläs
    • West Frisian: blês m or f
  • Old Saxon: *blasi
    • Middle Low German: blesse, bles
      • German Low German: Blesse, Bless
  • Old Dutch: *blasi
    • Middle Dutch: blasse, bles
      • Dutch: bles
        • Afrikaans: bles
  • Old High German: *blasī, *blasi
    • Middle High German: blasse
      • German: (archaic) Blasse, Blesse
• Old Norse: blesi
  • Icelandic: blesi
  • Danish: blis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bles
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bles
  • Swedish: bläs
  • →? English: blaze