Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blasī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blasį̄. Equivalent to *blas (“white, pale”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*blasī f

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

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*blasī
Genitive	*blasīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*blasī	—
Accusative	*blasīn	—
Genitive	*blasīn	—
Dative	*blasīn	—
Instrumental	*blasīn	—

Related terms

*blasā

Descendants

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
Old High German: *blasī, *blasi
- Middle High German: blasse
  - German: (archaic) Blasse, Blesse

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