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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starablindaz

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 *staraz (stiff) + *blindaz (blind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑˌblin.dɑz/

Adjective

*starablindaz[1]

  1. completely blind

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *starablind
    • Old English: stærblind
      • Middle English: stareblind, starblynd
        • English: star-blind
    • Old Frisian: stareblind
    • Old Saxon: *starblind
      • Middle Low German: starblint
    • Old Dutch: *starblind
    • Old High German: starablint
      • Middle High German: starblint
        • German: starblind
  • Old East Scandinavian: starblinder

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*starablendaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
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