Reconstruction:Old Dutch/blao
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This Old Dutch 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. |
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Adjective
*blāo
Inflection
Declension of *blāo (wa-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | *blāo | *blāo | *blāo | *blāwa, *blāwe | ||
| accusative | *blāwan, *blāwen | *blāwa | *blāo | *blāwa, *blāwe | ||
| genitive | *blāwes | *blāwero | *blāwes | *blāwero | ||
| dative | *blāwin, *blāwemo | *blāwero | *blāwin, *blāwemo | *blāwon | ||
| weak declension | ||||||
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | *blāwo | *blāwa | *blāwa | *blāwon | ||
| accusative | *blāwon | *blāwon | *blāwa | *blāwon | ||
| genitive | *blāwin | *blāwon | *blāwin | *blāwono | ||
| dative | *blāwin | *blāwon | *blāwin | *blāwon | ||
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: blau, blauwe
- Dutch: blauw, blouw (misspelling), blaauw (before 1864)
- Limburgish: blów
References
“*blāo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012