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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blindijaną

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 *blindaz (blind) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈblin.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blindijaną[1]

  1. (transitive) to blind, to make blind

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blindijan
    • Old English: *blindan
      • Old English: āblindan
    • Old Frisian: blinda
    • Old Saxon: *blindian
    • Old Dutch: *blinden
    • Old High German: *blinten
  • Gothic: *𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*blindjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blendjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 48
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