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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blakaz

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

Uncertain. Perhaps from Pre-Germanic *bʰlogos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg-. Compare Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (to shine, burn, scorch).

Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mlagos, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, dark, black).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑ.kɑz/

Adjective

*blakaz

  1. burnt
  2. black, swart
    Synonym: *swartaz

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blak
    • Old English: blæc
    • Old Saxon: *blak
      • Middle Low German: blak, black (in combinations: blakglas; blakpulwer, blackpulwer; blakvarwe, blakverwe)
    • Old Dutch: blak
      • Old Dutch: giblakmalad
    • Old High German: blah, plah
      • Middle High German: blach
        • German: blach (in combinations: Blachmal Blachfrost, Blachfeld)

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             
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