Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blankaz

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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

A late formation from *blinkaną (“to shine, blink”), with the *-i- interpreted as an e-grade vowel. Thus, its formation must have followed the raising of *e to *i before a nasal + consonant, which made this analysis possible. Doublet of *blaikaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

*blankaz

  1. bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
    Synonyms: *blaikaz, *hwītaz

Inflection

Declension of *blankaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blankaz *blankō *blanką, -atō *blankai *blankôz *blankō
accusative *blankanǭ *blankǭ *blanką, -atō *blankanz *blankōz *blankō
genitive *blankas, -is *blankaizōz *blankas, -is *blankaizǫ̂ *blankaizǫ̂ *blankaizǫ̂
dative *blankammai *blankaizōi *blankammai *blankaimaz *blankaimaz *blankaimaz
instrumental *blankanō *blankaizō *blankanō *blankaimiz *blankaimiz *blankaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blankô *blankǭ *blankô *blankaniz *blankōniz *blankōnō
accusative *blankanų *blankōnų *blankô *blankanunz *blankōnunz *blankōnō
genitive *blankiniz *blankōniz *blankiniz *blankanǫ̂ *blankōnǫ̂ *blankanǫ̂
dative *blankini *blankōni *blankini *blankammaz *blankōmaz *blankammaz
instrumental *blankinē *blankōnē *blankinē *blankammiz *blankōmiz *blankammiz

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. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blanka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67
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