Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaudaz

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

Unknown, but probably related to *blautaz (“wet, weak”).

Adjective

*blaudaz (comparative *blaudōzô, superlative *blaudōstaz)

(derogatory, offensive) meek, soft, cowardly

Declension

Declension of *blaudaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blaudaz	*blaudō	blaudą, -at(ō)	*blaudai	*blaudôz	*blaudō
accusative	*blaudanǭ	*blaudǭ	blaudą, -at(ō)	*blaudanz	*blaudōz	*blaudō
genitive	blaudas, blaudis	*blaudaizōz	blaudas, blaudis	*blaudaizǫ̂	*blaudaizǫ̂	*blaudaizǫ̂
dative	*blaudammai	*blaudaizōi	*blaudammai	*blaudaimaz	*blaudaimaz	*blaudaimaz
instrumental	*blaudanō	*blaudaizō	*blaudanō	*blaudaimiz	*blaudaimiz	*blaudaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*blaudô	*blaudǭ	*blaudô	*blaudaniz	*blaudōniz	*blaudōnō
accusative	*blaudanų	*blaudōnų	*blaudô	*blaudanunz	*blaudōnunz	*blaudōnō
genitive	*blaudiniz	*blaudōniz	*blaudiniz	*blaudanǫ̂	*blaudōnǫ̂	*blaudanǫ̂
dative	*blaudini	*blaudōni	*blaudini	*blaudammaz	*blaudōmaz	*blaudammaz
instrumental	*blaudinē	*blaudōnē	*blaudinē	*blaudammiz	*blaudōmiz	*blaudammiz

Related terms

*blaudį̄ (“meekness, cowardice, weakness”)

Derived terms

*blauþijǭ (“coward, craven”)
- Old Norse: bleyða

Descendants

Old Norse: blauðr
- Icelandic: blauður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: blaud