Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blēwaz

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 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 Pre-Germanic *bʰleh₁wos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“blue, gray, yellow”). Kroonen reconstructs an ablauting u-stem, *bʰléh₁-, *bʰl̥h₁- in order to reconcile the vowels of the Germanic word with Latin flāvus (“yellow”), which is likely cognate; compare also Proto-Celtic *blāwos (“yellow”).[1] It is uncertain whether this root is related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*blēwaz

  1. blue
  2. a dark bluish or grey color, black

Inflection

Declension of *blēwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *blēwaz *blēwai *blēwō *blēwôz *blēwą, -atō *blēwō
Accusative *blēwanǭ *blēwanz *blēwǭ *blēwōz *blēwą, -atō *blēwō
Genitive *blēwas, -is *blēwaizǫ̂ *blēwaizōz *blēwaizǫ̂ *blēwas, -is *blēwaizǫ̂
Dative *blēwammai *blēwaimaz *blēwaizōi *blēwaimaz *blēwammai *blēwaimaz
Instrumental *blēwanō *blēwaimiz *blēwaizō *blēwaimiz *blēwanō *blēwaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *blēwô *blēwaniz *blēwǭ *blēwōniz *blēwô *blēwōnō
Accusative *blēwanų *blēwanunz *blēwōnų *blēwōnunz *blēwô *blēwōnō
Genitive *blēwiniz *blēwanǫ̂ *blēwōniz *blēwōnǫ̂ *blēwiniz *blēwanǫ̂
Dative *blēwini *blēwammaz *blēwōni *blēwōmaz *blēwini *blēwammaz
Instrumental *blēwinē *blēwammiz *blēwōnē *blēwōmiz *blēwinē *blēwammiz


Descendants

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             

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*blēwa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. ^ https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/20577
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